What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Flight instructor jason lloyd was conducting a complex aricraft checkout in the single engine Beechcraft equipped with a single yoke on the left side. The person receiving the check was private pilot randy cookman. They flew from north las vegas to Mesquite, NV, an uncontrolled field, to do touch-and-go landings in the pattern there. On the third touchdown,the student raised the landing gear switch before weight was on the wheels. The student commented that he felt hurried as the field looked short to him. The flight instructor was making a radio call, reached for the switch to put it down, but the gear was already in the up cycle and retracted.
As the FAA filed it
FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR JASON LLOYD WAS CONDUCTING A COMPLEX ARICRAFT CHECKOUT IN THE SINGLE ENGINE BEECHCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH A SINGLE YOKE ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE PERSON RECEIVING THE CHECK WAS PRIVATE PILOT RANDY COOKMAN. THEY FLEW FROM NORTH LAS VEGAS TO MESQUITE, NV, AN UNCONTROLLED FIELD, TO DO TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS IN THE PATTERN THERE. ON THE THIRD TOUCHDOWN,THE STUDENT RAISED THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH BEFORE WEIGHT WAS ON THE WHEELS. THE STUDENT COMMENTED THAT HE FELT HURRIED AS THE FIELD LOOKED SHORT TO HIM. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS MAKING A RADIO CALL, REACHED FOR THE SWITCH TO PUT IT DOWN, BUT THE GEAR WAS ALREADY IN THE UP CYCLE AND RETRACTED.