Oakdale Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Oakdale, California 95361
Tuesady, October 22, 1985 15:00 PDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PLT SAID THAT HE MADE A 'FAIRLY RAPID DESCENT' FROM A 10,500 FT MSL CRUISE ALT TO THE AIRPORT PATTERN AND EXPERIENCED A 'PAINFUL PRESSURE' IN HIS EARS. THE PLT SAID HE WAS ALSO WEARING A HEADSET. ON ENTRY INTO THE PATTERN, THEPLT SAID HE 'FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR' AND BELIEVES THAT, DUE TO BOTH THE 'PAINFUL EAR PRESSURE' AND THE MUFFLING EFFECT OF THE HEADSET, THE GEAR WARNING HORN WAS SOUNDING BUT ALL HE HEARD WAS A 'FAINT BACKGROUND PULSE THAT (HE) DISMISSED AS RADIO NOISE OF SOME KIND.'

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 10/22/1985
Event Day of the Week Tuesday
Time of Event 1500
Event Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Event City OAKDALE
Event State CALIFORNIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 95361
Event Date Year 1985
Event Date Month 10
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport OAKDALE
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 017
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 234
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1452 Pacific Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 25
Weather Observation Facility ID MOD
Elevation of weather observation facility 97
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 11
Time Zone of the weather observation PDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 25000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 12000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 25
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 19
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 7
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 140
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 900
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 2506
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Oct 24 1985 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1330
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 30205
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:15AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N6047N
NTSB Number LAX86LA022
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 210M
Aircraft Series Identifier 210M
Aircraft Serial Number 21062915
Certified Max Gross Weight 3800
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 6
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jan 1 1985 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 94
Airframe Hours 1630
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name JAMES L.MULLIN
Aircraft Owner Street Address 501 CHEYENNE AVE
Aircraft Owner City LAME DEER
Aircraft Owner State MT
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 89043
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code BIH
Departure City BISHOP
Departure State CA
Departure Country
Departure Time 1330
Departure Time Zone PDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 10
Runway Length 3020
Runway Width 66
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --