A half-empty opened bottle of cognac, an unopened bottle of wine and a plastic water bottle with clear contents that smelled like alcohol were found inside the two-engine Cessna a pilot crashed Wednesday at Melbourne International Airport, a report shows.

Christopher John Hall never made it off the ground, thanks in part to air traffic controllers who noticed something was wrong well before the plane could take off.

Hall, 57, walked out of the Brevard County Jail after posting $4,000 bond Thursday morning. He said very little as he was rushed to his car.

Airport police arrested Hall on charges of reckless operations of an aircraft while under the influence of alcohol, as well as child abuse, because his preteen son was with him on the two-engine Cessna Skymaster.

A close-up look after the plane clipped a piece of communications equipment. (PHOTO/Melbourne International Airport)

Investigators said Hall and his son were preparing to fly Wednesday afternoon, but according to air traffic recordings, Hall wasn't listening to instructions.

"OK, 32 Mike, where are you going, sir?" the air traffic control tower asked Hall, referring to his plane's registration number. "Skymaster 32 Mike, is everything all right, sir? I didn't tell you to move."

Eventually, the air traffic controller became concerned, noting Hall's speech was slurred when he responded.

"Skymaster 32 Mike, I haven't given you any instructions of any kind, sir. Hold your position," the controller said. "Refile your IFR flight plan, and call me when you're ready for it and ready to taxi."

Finally, the controller told Hall to kill his engines.

Hall's plane ended up clipping a communications equipment building at the northwest corner of the airport, near a fence. Hall and his son weren't injured.

After airport police arrived to the scene, a witness said he heard a child screaming while Hall was talking to the tower. After the plane came to a stop, the witness told police he helped the 10-year-old boy out of the plane.

The plane was towed from the side of the runway Thursday afternoon.

Airport police said Hall refused to take a breath test, but noted his breath smelled of alcohol.

An airport official said air traffic was not shut down Wednesday, since the incident did not take place on a main runway.

The Federal Aviation Administration was called in to investigate the incident.

The Cessna was listed as registered to Hall's home address under a company name Wireless Systems Engineering Inc., expiring in 2018.