Narrative:

What caused the problem: it was a beautiful evening and I was flying outside the cockpit too much. What can be done to prevent a recurrence? Don't shoot straight-in approachs when the WX is nice. About XA30 I was flying at the county airport for night currency. I was straight-in runway 3 ILS at 2500 ft. I picked up the localizer about 10 mi out; VOR; LORAN; GPS; all needles centered. Autoplt was on. It was calm and clear; lots of stars. I called in twice and activated the runway lights. At the OM; I called in again to announce myself. My checklist repeated out loud on all approachs is; 'gear down; check light green; propeller forward; full rich; slow for flaps.' I do this 3 times on all approachs and have for decades. I landed with the gear up. My first thought was fire. I switched everything off. I looked around and didn't see any planes in the air. I walked to the FBO office. It's a long distance. I saw a plane land when I was about 1/2 way there. I found out later he had clipped my right tip tank with his wing. Everybody was contacted by the lineman at the office. Runway 21/3 was notamed OTS. Soon the police; sheriff; management of the field were there. The FAA arrived and checked all my paperwork. We talked about the incident. He asked if there were any distrs. I switched tanks to the right main after I picked up the GS. Nothing else. Great care was taken to get the plane up on jacks -- the gear down so it could be towed. Surprisingly little damage.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE35 PLT LANDED GEAR UP AFTER BEING DISTR BY NATURE'S BEAUTY.

Narrative: WHAT CAUSED THE PROB: IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL EVENING AND I WAS FLYING OUTSIDE THE COCKPIT TOO MUCH. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE? DON'T SHOOT STRAIGHT-IN APCHS WHEN THE WX IS NICE. ABOUT XA30 I WAS FLYING AT THE COUNTY ARPT FOR NIGHT CURRENCY. I WAS STRAIGHT-IN RWY 3 ILS AT 2500 FT. I PICKED UP THE LOC ABOUT 10 MI OUT; VOR; LORAN; GPS; ALL NEEDLES CTRED. AUTOPLT WAS ON. IT WAS CALM AND CLR; LOTS OF STARS. I CALLED IN TWICE AND ACTIVATED THE RWY LIGHTS. AT THE OM; I CALLED IN AGAIN TO ANNOUNCE MYSELF. MY CHKLIST REPEATED OUT LOUD ON ALL APCHS IS; 'GEAR DOWN; CHK LIGHT GREEN; PROP FORWARD; FULL RICH; SLOW FOR FLAPS.' I DO THIS 3 TIMES ON ALL APCHS AND HAVE FOR DECADES. I LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS FIRE. I SWITCHED EVERYTHING OFF. I LOOKED AROUND AND DIDN'T SEE ANY PLANES IN THE AIR. I WALKED TO THE FBO OFFICE. IT'S A LONG DISTANCE. I SAW A PLANE LAND WHEN I WAS ABOUT 1/2 WAY THERE. I FOUND OUT LATER HE HAD CLIPPED MY R TIP TANK WITH HIS WING. EVERYBODY WAS CONTACTED BY THE LINEMAN AT THE OFFICE. RWY 21/3 WAS NOTAMED OTS. SOON THE POLICE; SHERIFF; MGMNT OF THE FIELD WERE THERE. THE FAA ARRIVED AND CHKED ALL MY PAPERWORK. WE TALKED ABOUT THE INCIDENT. HE ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY DISTRS. I SWITCHED TANKS TO THE R MAIN AFTER I PICKED UP THE GS. NOTHING ELSE. GREAT CARE WAS TAKEN TO GET THE PLANE UP ON JACKS -- THE GEAR DOWN SO IT COULD BE TOWED. SURPRISINGLY LITTLE DAMAGE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.