Narrative:

I departed naples at PM23 local, en route to the opa locka airport. The flight was conducted VFR without radar service. Approximately 20 mi west of opf I tuned opf ATIS and received information. WX observed as 1000 scattered, 2200 broken, 6000 overcast with 12 mi visibility, thunderstorms and light rain, wind 120 at 8, altimeter 29.97 with breaks in the overcast and cautions for birds. Runway in use was 9L and 9C. Approximately 10 mi out, I completed the final before landing checklist except for landing gear. I didn't extend the gear because I was still fairly far out and fast. I then contacted the control tower. The tower said 'report over the turnpike.' (this is approximately 6 mi west of the airport.) I noticed that there were thunderstorms in the vicinity with lightning strikes all around the northeast through southeast quadrants of the airport. I was also listening to all the other traffic coming into the airport for collision avoidance. I also heard of helicopter traffic transitioning northeast through southwest across my flight path and looked for the traffic. I began to slow the aircraft down as I approached the airport. I normally extend the landing gear at the palmetto expressway (approximately 3 mi west of the airport). However, because of the activity, I was distracted when I crossed the palmetto. I set the power for landing and guided the aircraft toward runway 9L. I intended to land long, about at the intersection of G or F and planned to turn off at C, abeam the control tower. I actually made a normal glide path to the runway and then carried power and flew the aircraft down the runway so that touchdown was near G or F. As the aircraft settled I believe the tail ring hit first. This was immediately followed by a pitching downward and the striking of the propeller. I immediately attempted to pull back on the elevator and power up to get the aircraft back in the air. However, that was not successful and the engine stopped and the aircraft settled fully onto the runway and slid slightly left. The tower called and asked if I was alright. I said I was but the airplane wasn't. She stated that she would call the fire and rescue anyway. I acknowledged. I then shut down the electrical system and fuel.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GEAR UP LNDG.

Narrative: I DEPARTED NAPLES AT PM23 LCL, ENRTE TO THE OPA LOCKA ARPT. THE FLT WAS CONDUCTED VFR WITHOUT RADAR SVC. APPROX 20 MI W OF OPF I TUNED OPF ATIS AND RECEIVED INFO. WX OBSERVED AS 1000 SCATTERED, 2200 BROKEN, 6000 OVCST WITH 12 MI VISIBILITY, TSTMS AND LIGHT RAIN, WIND 120 AT 8, ALTIMETER 29.97 WITH BREAKS IN THE OVCST AND CAUTIONS FOR BIRDS. RWY IN USE WAS 9L AND 9C. APPROX 10 MI OUT, I COMPLETED THE FINAL BEFORE LNDG CHKLIST EXCEPT FOR LNDG GEAR. I DIDN'T EXTEND THE GEAR BECAUSE I WAS STILL FAIRLY FAR OUT AND FAST. I THEN CONTACTED THE CTL TWR. THE TWR SAID 'RPT OVER THE TURNPIKE.' (THIS IS APPROX 6 MI W OF THE ARPT.) I NOTICED THAT THERE WERE TSTMS IN THE VICINITY WITH LIGHTNING STRIKES ALL AROUND THE NE THROUGH SE QUADRANTS OF THE ARPT. I WAS ALSO LISTENING TO ALL THE OTHER TFC COMING INTO THE ARPT FOR COLLISION AVOIDANCE. I ALSO HEARD OF HELI TFC TRANSITIONING NE THROUGH SW ACROSS MY FLT PATH AND LOOKED FOR THE TFC. I BEGAN TO SLOW THE ACFT DOWN AS I APCHED THE ARPT. I NORMALLY EXTEND THE LNDG GEAR AT THE PALMETTO EXPRESSWAY (APPROX 3 MI W OF THE ARPT). HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE ACTIVITY, I WAS DISTRACTED WHEN I CROSSED THE PALMETTO. I SET THE PWR FOR LNDG AND GUIDED THE ACFT TOWARD RWY 9L. I INTENDED TO LAND LONG, ABOUT AT THE INTXN OF G OR F AND PLANNED TO TURN OFF AT C, ABEAM THE CTL TWR. I ACTUALLY MADE A NORMAL GLIDE PATH TO THE RWY AND THEN CARRIED PWR AND FLEW THE ACFT DOWN THE RWY SO THAT TOUCHDOWN WAS NEAR G OR F. AS THE ACFT SETTLED I BELIEVE THE TAIL RING HIT FIRST. THIS WAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A PITCHING DOWNWARD AND THE STRIKING OF THE PROP. I IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPTED TO PULL BACK ON THE ELEVATOR AND PWR UP TO GET THE ACFT BACK IN THE AIR. HOWEVER, THAT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL AND THE ENG STOPPED AND THE ACFT SETTLED FULLY ONTO THE RWY AND SLID SLIGHTLY L. THE TWR CALLED AND ASKED IF I WAS ALRIGHT. I SAID I WAS BUT THE AIRPLANE WASN'T. SHE STATED THAT SHE WOULD CALL THE FIRE AND RESCUE ANYWAY. I ACKNOWLEDGED. I THEN SHUT DOWN THE ELECTRICAL SYS AND FUEL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.