C182-RG PLT HAS GEAR COLLAPSE ON LNDG ROLL. HE HAS EXTENDED GEAR HANDLE; BUT APPARENTLY NOT SOON ENOUGH.

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I WAS ON R BASE. ANOTHER PLANE WAS ON L BASE. THE OTHER PLANE WENT AHEAD OF ME. I PUT DOWN THE GEAR ON FINAL; WATCHING THE OTHER PLANE CLOSELY. WHEN I LANDED; MY PROP STRUCK THE GND. THE PLANE SKIDDED SIDEWAYS. I THOUGHT I SAW THE GREEN LIGHT ON. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE GEAR LEVER IT WAS DOWN. MY WIFE AND I GOT OUT OF THE PLANE QUICKLY. I HAD; JUST BEFORE EXITING THE ACFT; TURNED OFF THE KEY; MASTER SWITCH AND TURNED THE FUEL VALVE TO OFF. WHEN I LOOKED BACK AT THE PLANE; THE NOSEWHEEL WAS EXTENDED WITH THE TIRE SMASHED TO ONE SIDE. THE R MAIN GEAR WAS PARTIALLY OUT OF THE WHEELWELL. I MAY HAVE BEEN DISTRACTED BY THE OTHER PLANE AND PUT MY GEARS DOWN TOO LATE OR THE LOCKS MAY NOT HAVE COMPLETELY ENGAGED. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT GEARS BE PUT DOWN BEFORE ENTERING THE PATTERN AND TO CHK THROUGH THE WINDOW TO BE SURE THEY ARE FULLY DOWN. ALSO DOUBLECHK THAT THE GREEN LIGHT FOR GEAR DOWN IS ON AND LIT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THE DAMAGE WAS NOT SUBSTANTIAL. THE WORST ASPECT IN ADDITION TO THE GEAR WAS THE BENT PROP. HE WAS TOLD BY AN OBSERVER AND FELT HIMSELF THAT THE GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE ON ROLLOUT. THE INVESTIGATORS HOWEVER; FELT THAT HE EXTENDED GEAR TOO LATE TO GET FULL EXTENSION PRIOR TO LNDG.