What happened
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Narrative: I was going to make a glide-in approach (power off approach) on runway 24L. I had received a last wind check on downwind (330/10). This was the fourth glide-in of the day and I was doing touch and go's. on downwind I noticed Cessna 7AW on final approach on 24L, so I kept an eye on him for separation. I continued turning base leg keeping my eye on the Cessna. I started the procedure by closing the throttle and selecting gear down (it turned out I did not put the lever down). I can not remember checking for three greens and I did not notice the gear up annunciator and warning horn. Focused on the Cessna and making the runway. I did not actually do the landing checklist. I set propeller high RPM and left the mixture as it was due to the density altitude. I continued down and selected flaps 15 thus reducing to 85 knots when over the threshold. The Cessna was off the runway when I descended through 2700 feet (+/-300 ft AGL) so I continued into the landing. I started the flare and as I touched down the first thing I thought was a "flat tire". As soon as the prop hit the ground, stalling the engine, I realized the gear was not down. I immediately checked for three greens, which were not there and gear lever was in the up position. I moved to the side of the runway where I came for a complete stop. I called the tower, telling them I crashed on 24L and left the aircraft as smoke was coming in through the dashboard. I shut down all systems a few minutes later after help (fire services, etc.) Arrived. I am not sure whether I had selected flaps 30 on the last part before touching down.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: I WAS GOING TO MAKE A GLIDE-IN APPROACH (POWER OFF APPROACH) ON RUNWAY 24L. I HAD RECEIVED A LAST WIND CHECK ON DOWNWIND (330/10). THIS WAS THE FOURTH GLIDE-IN OF THE DAY AND I WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO'S. ON DOWNWIND I NOTICED CESSNA 7AW ON FINAL APPROACH ON 24L, SO I KEPT AN EYE ON HIM FOR SEPARATION. I CONTINUED TURNING BASE LEG KEEPING MY EYE ON THE CESSNA. I STARTED THE PROCEDURE BY CLOSING THE THROTTLE AND SELECTING GEAR DOWN (IT TURNED OUT I DID NOT PUT THE LEVER DOWN). I CAN NOT REMEMBER CHECKING FOR THREE GREENS AND I DID NOT NOTICE THE GEAR UP ANNUNCIATOR AND WARNING HORN. FOCUSED ON THE CESSNA AND MAKING THE RUNWAY. I DID NOT ACTUALLY DO THE LANDING CHECKLIST. I SET PROPELLER HIGH RPM AND LEFT THE MIXTURE AS IT WAS DUE TO THE DENSITY ALTITUDE. I CONTINUED DOWN AND SELECTED FLAPS 15 THUS REDUCING TO 85 KNOTS WHEN OVER THE THRESHOLD. THE CESSNA WAS OFF THE RUNWAY WHEN I DESCENDED THROUGH 2700 FEET (+/-300 FT AGL) SO I CONTINUED INTO THE LANDING. I STARTED THE FLARE AND AS I TOUCHED DOWN THE FIRST THING I THOUGHT WAS A "FLAT TIRE". AS SOON AS THE PROP HIT THE GROUND, STALLING THE ENGINE, I REALIZED THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. I IMMEDIATELY CHECKED FOR THREE GREENS, WHICH WERE NOT THERE AND GEAR LEVER WAS IN THE UP POSITION. I MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE I CAME FOR A COMPLETE STOP. I CALLED THE TOWER, TELLING THEM I CRASHED ON 24L AND LEFT THE AIRCRAFT AS SMOKE WAS COMING IN THROUGH THE DASHBOARD. I SHUT DOWN ALL SYSTEMS A FEW MINUTES LATER AFTER HELP (FIRE SERVICES, ETC.) ARRIVED. I AM NOT SURE WHETHER I HAD SELECTED FLAPS 30 ON THE LAST PART BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN.
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