# Incident 19981121044709I: Beech E35, Mesquite, NV, November 21, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1998, 11:00 local time
- Place: Mesquite, NV
- Airport: Mesquite Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8331° N, 114.0559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MESQUITE (67L), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8331&lon=-114.0559&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7354B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 50 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981121044709I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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