INADVERTENT GEAR-UP LNDG.

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ON APCH TO HYANNIS ARPT AFTER DEPARTING NANTUCKET ON MY DAILY AFTERNOON FLT I REQUESTED A L BASE TO RWY 24 AND WAS TOLD TO RPT XING THE SHORELINE FOR THE L BASE TO RWY 24. I RPTED THE SHORELINE L BASE; WAS TOLD CLRED TO LAND RWY 24 TURNING INSIDE AN ACFT APCHING THE OM. ACCEPTING THIS; I CONTINUED MY APCH STRAINING TO SEE THE TFC. VISIBILITY 3 MI IN HAZE; PULLING DOWN THE VISOR WITH BEFORE LNDG CHK ON IT JUST LIKE A HUNDRED TIMES BEFORE; SELECTING 15 DEGS OF FLAPS; BRINGING UP THE MIXTURES; ALL PROPS; SLOWING THE ACFT; AND PUTTING MY HAND ON THE GEAR LEVER TO EXTEND THEM. AT THIS POINT SOME DISTR TOOK MY EYES OFF THE CYCLE; AND I APPARENTLY FAILED TO XCHK MY VISUAL AIDS FOR GEAR EXTENSION (THE GEAR LEVER HAS; IN THE PAST; JUMPED BACK TO DETENT WITHOUT ANY GEAR MOVEMENT AND RESELECTION HAD TO BE MADE). CLOSING IN ON THE BASE LEG; LOOKING FOR TFC; THE R SEAT PAX TALKING; I TURNED IN TO THE FINAL APCH EASING BACK ON THE THROTTLE FOR NORMAL LNDG. NO GEAR HORN SOUNDED ANY WARNING. AS I STARTED TO FLARE; I REALIZED THAT I WAS SETTLING LOWER THAN NORMAL (STILL NO GEAR HORN WARNING). I CAME IN WITH FULL PWR. JUST AS I DID; I HEARD THE PROP BLADES START TO STRIKE THE PAVEMENT; AND FADE AWAY; ONLY NOW DID I REALIZE THAT THE GEAR HAD NEVER EXTENDED. THINKING; ALL RIGHT; I'VE GOT THIS THING AIRBORNE AGAIN; I'VE GOT ANOTHER CHANCE; BUT LOOKING AT LOW AIRSPD; AND NOW THE STALL WARNING HORN BLARING; THINKING THIS IS NOT GOING TO WORK; 6 PAX; HIGH HUMIDITY; AND IT MAY NOT CLB BECAUSE OF THE PROP STRIKE; I RETARDED THE THROTTLES ALL THE WAY; ELECTING TO SLIDE IT IN ON THE BELLY INSTEAD OF TAKING THAT CHANCE THAT MAY BE FATAL. AS I WAS SLIDING TO A STOP; PULLING FIREWALL SHUT OFFS AND SECURING ELECTRICAL AND OTHER THINGS; THINKING WHAT HAPPENED; I'M ALMOST SURE I PUT THE GEAR DOWN; LOOKING AT THE GEAR LEVER IN THE DOWN AND DETENT POS. WHY DID I MISS THOSE VISUAL AIDS? GETTING ALL THE PAX OFF THE ACFT AND TO SAFE DISTANCE NO ONE HURT; THINKING HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN. I WENT BACK TO THE ACFT OPENED THE NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR; REMOVED THE FORWARD BULKHEAD AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE FROM THE FRICTION ON THE FIBERGLASS ANTENNAS AND PAINT. IT LOOKS LIKE I NEVER EXTENDED THE LNDG GEAR; BUT I BELIEVE I DID INTENTIONALLY PUT THE LEVER DOWN; BUT PREOCCUPIED; I NEVER CHKED MY VISUAL AIDS AND NO GEAR WARNING HORN LED TO THIS INCIDENT. IT WAS THE END OF A LONG; HOT; STICKY; HUMID DAY; THE TYPE YOU WANT TO GET DONE WITH; GO HOME AND RELAX OR JUMP INTO A POOL TO COOL OFF. HIGH HEAT AND SOME FATIGUE; HUMIDITY; THE 1 1/2 HR LAYOVER IN NANTUCKET BEFORE THE FLT BACK TO HYANNIS; STRESS; AND SOME COMPLACENCY; ETC. THIS LEADS TO THE HUMAN PERFORMANCE AND HUMAN ERROR!