Incident Summary
The pilot of an airplane executed a landing with the landing gear in the retracted position, resulting in substantial damage to the undercarriage. The event followed an earlier aborted landing due to traffic on the active runway, during which the pilot had retracted the landing gear.
Pilot Statement
According to the pilot's report, on the second approach he carried power because of gusty wind conditions. During the landing flare, he realized that he had not extended the landing gear. He added full power after this realization, but the airplane impacted the runway with the gear still retracted. The pilot stated that he did not follow the checklist and did not hear the landing gear warning horn during the approach. When informed that the throttle position required to activate the warning horn was only about half an inch beyond the full aft idle position, the pilot indicated that he had not retarded the throttle that far.
Damage
The airplane sustained substantial damage to its undercarriage as a result of the abnormal runway contact. No other damage or injuries were reported.