OAKDALE, CA, USA
N6047N
CESSNA 210M
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.'
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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