SMT HAS RUNAWAY PROP AND FIRE REQUIRING ENG SHUTDOWN. EMER LNDG; GEAR UP.

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DURING A GRADUAL CRUISE DSCNT FOR LNDG THE PROP ON THE L ENG WENT INTO A PROP OVERSPD (RUNAWAY PROP). I TRIED TO BRING IT UNDER CTL BY CYCLING THE PROP CTL LEVER AND SLOWING THE AIRPLANE DOWN. THOSE ACTIONS DID NOT CORRECT THE SIT SO I BEGAN TO DECLARE AN EMER AND EXPLAINED MY SIT TO ATC. WHILE I WAS DECLARING THE EMER AND STILL TRYING TO CORRECT THE RUNAWAY PROP OVERSPD THE L ENG (SAME ENG) CAUGHT ON FIRE AND I NOTICED OIL PRESSURE HAD BEEN LOST. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE MIXTURE AND FUEL VALVE FOR THE L ENG; FEATHERED; AND COMPLETELY SECURED THE L ENG. THE FIRE STOPPED WHILE I WAS SECURING THAT ENG. I CONTINUED TO FLY ON 1 ENG AND FURTHER EXPLAINED THE SIT TO ATC AND ASKED FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. ATC WAS UNABLE TO GIVE ME RADAR VECTORS TO BRACKETT ARPT DUE TO NEGATIVE RADAR CONTACT. I AM FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA SO I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE FLYING SINGLE ENG TOWARDS BRACKETT ARPT FOR MY EMER LNDG. WHEN THE INFLT EMER OCCURRED I WAS APPROX 27 MI W OF BRACKETT ARPT AT ABOUT 5500 FT MSL. ATC NOTIFIED BRACKETT TWR OF MY EMER. ATC AND BRACKETT TWR CLRED THE AREA AND HAD AN EMER VEHICLE STANDING BY. I CONTINUED TO FLY SINGLE ENG TOWARDS BRACKETT ARPT. I CONTACTED BRACKETT TWR WHEN I HAD THE FIELD IN SIGHT. BRACKETT TWR CLRED ME TO LAND ON ANY RWY. I OPTED TO LAND TO RWY 26L (THE LARGER RWY WITH FULL APCH LIGHTS). I ENTERED A R DOWNWIND AND MADE R TFC. I INFORMED BRACKETT TWR OF MY INTENTIONS AND PROCEEDED WITH MY APCH TO LNDG. I WAITED TO EXTEND THE GEAR UNTIL I WAS SURE I WOULD MAKE THE RWY. I PUT THE GEAR LEVER DOWN ON ABOUT A 1 1/2 MI FINAL AND THOUGHT I SAW 3 DIM GREEN LIGHTS; INDICATING THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN. THE TWR THEN TOLD ME TO VERIFY GEAR DOWN; I VERIFIED THE GEAR LEVER AND AGAIN THOUGHT I SAW 3 DIM GREEN LIGHTS. I THEN CONTINUED ON MY FINAL APCH. I THINK THE TWR MADE ANOTHER CALL STATING THAT THE LNDG GEAR APPEARED TO BE UP. AT THAT POINT I WAS ON SHORT FINAL LOW; SLOW AND CLOSE TO THE GND FLYING SINGLE ENG; I WAS COMMITTED TO THIS LNDG. I MADE THE DECISION TO LAND WITH OR WITHOUT GEAR DOWN FOR I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE GEAR; NOR DID I WANT TO DIVERT MY ATTN BEING THIS LOW AND THAT CLOSE TO THE RWY AT NIGHT. I DEFINITELY WOULD NOT WANT TO MAKE A GAR SINGLE ENG AT NIGHT IN THE DIRECTION OF HILLS AND RISING TERRAIN; THAT COULD VERY POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. I LANDED GEAR UP BECAUSE THE GEAR SYS FAILED TO EXTEND DUE TO THE L ENG BEING INOP. I KEPT THE AIRPLANE ON CTRLINE AND PUT IT DOWN AS SLOW AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW IF THE GEAR WAS DOWN. THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED ON THE RWY; I MAINTAINED IT ON THE RWY AND IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I THEN SECURED THE ACFT VERY QUICKLY AND EXITED IMMEDIATELY. I WALKED AWAY FROM IT UNHARMED AND THE ACFT OBTAINED THE NORMAL GEAR UP DAMAGE THAT IS EXPECTED; IT WAS NOT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.