Narrative:

After a short flight I made a normal entry to the left downwind pattern; center of the field. When I was adjacent the numbers I lowered the landing gear. I felt the normal slowdown and heard the usual noise when lowering the gear. I turned base and then final and placed the flap handle in the down position. I made a quick check of the fuel selectors (on main) mechanical nose gear indicator; and single green light below the gear handle switch. Everything appeared normal. There was light below the gear handle switch. Everything appeared normal. There was virtually no wind and the approach and flare seemed normal. I touched down about 500 feet from the threshold and the aircraft seemed to be handling strangely. Approximately 1000 more feet down the runway; I realized I had no control of the aircraft and began skidding to the right. It hit a runway edge light and came to rest on the grass about 30 ft. From the edge of the runway. I turned off the ignition and alternator switches and fuel valves and exited the aircraft. I was the sole occupant and received no injuries. We were cleared to move the aircraft and picked it up with straps and noticed the left gear was about 30% extended and the right about 50% extended. The nose gear was in the wheel well.at the time of this report; there are facts that I am 100% certain:1. I placed the gear switch in the down position.2. the characteristic sound and aircraft slow down seemed normal.3. I heard or felt nothing unusual during either the raising or lowering the landing gear.4. the throttle switch (gear horn) did not sound.there are things that I believe to be true but cannot say are 100% certain:1. the mechanical gear pointer was in the full down and locked position.2. the single green landing gear light was on (sunlight could have misled me).it seems that I must have landed with the gear not fully extended or locked.in order to prevent this from ever happening again:I think that a mirror on the left engine nacelle would allow me to make a double check on the proper extension of the nose gear. Having three green lights instead of just one would also be of benefit or perhaps having the single gear down light in a more observable location. I will go over the events carefully with one or more qualified aviation professionals to see if there is anything I can do to prevent a repeat of this occurrence.

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Title: BE-95 pilot experiences a gear failure during landing resulting in damage to the aircraft and a runway excursion. Upon being lifted the main gear are found to be partially extended and the nose gear is retracted.

Narrative: After a short flight I made a normal entry to the left downwind pattern; center of the field. When I was adjacent the numbers I lowered the landing gear. I felt the normal slowdown and heard the usual noise when lowering the gear. I turned base and then final and placed the flap handle in the down position. I made a quick check of the fuel selectors (on main) mechanical nose gear indicator; and single green light below the gear handle switch. Everything appeared normal. There was light below the gear handle switch. Everything appeared normal. There was virtually no wind and the approach and flare seemed normal. I touched down about 500 feet from the threshold and the aircraft seemed to be handling strangely. Approximately 1000 more feet down the runway; I realized I had no control of the aircraft and began skidding to the right. It hit a runway edge light and came to rest on the grass about 30 ft. from the edge of the runway. I turned off the ignition and alternator switches and fuel valves and exited the aircraft. I was the sole occupant and received no injuries. We were cleared to move the aircraft and picked it up with straps and noticed the left gear was about 30% extended and the right about 50% extended. The nose gear was in the wheel well.At the time of this report; there are facts that I am 100% certain:1. I placed the gear switch in the down position.2. The characteristic sound and aircraft slow down seemed normal.3. I heard or felt nothing unusual during either the raising or lowering the landing gear.4. The throttle switch (gear horn) did not sound.There are things that I believe to be true but cannot say are 100% certain:1. The mechanical gear pointer was in the full down and locked position.2. The single green landing gear light was on (sunlight could have misled me).It seems that I must have landed with the gear not fully extended or locked.In order to prevent this from ever happening again:I think that a mirror on the left engine nacelle would allow me to make a double check on the proper extension of the nose gear. Having three green lights instead of just one would also be of benefit or perhaps having the single gear down light in a more observable location. I will go over the events carefully with one or more qualified aviation professionals to see if there is anything I can do to prevent a repeat of this occurrence.

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