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(-23)The pilot stated that he heard a "beep-beep-beep" sound and thought the stall warning was malfunctioning. By the time he realized that it was the gear warning, the prop was striking the ground. (.19)on September 25, 1998, at 1740 Alaska daylight time, a Beech BE-A36, N1820L, sustained substantial damage when it landed with the landing gear retracted at the Stuyahok airport, New Stuyahok, Alaska. The solo commercial pilot was not injured. The airplane was owned by glen alsworth of port alsworth, Alaska. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91 as a personal flight, and departed port alsworth at 1650 for New Stuyahok. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and a company VFR flight plan was filed. The accident pilot said during a telephone interview with the NTSB investigator-in-charge on September 25, that there was a right crosswind of 15 to 20 knots with higher gusts. He stated that he landed with 20 degrees of flaps, but forgot to lower the landing gear. (.4) the commercial pilot was landing with a 25 knot, gusting, crosswind. He told the NTSB investigator-in-charge that due to turbulence he had slowed the airplane and extended 20 degrees of flaps while in cruise flight. His normal habit was to extend the landing gear to slow the airplane prior to flap extension. He stated that he forgot to extend the landing gear, heard the 'gear up' warning horn too late to go-around, and landed with the wheels retracted.