CORPORATE SMA LANDS GEAR UP AT STP.

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DURING LNDG AT ST PAUL; MN (STP); ON AUG/XA/99; AT APPROX XA30 LCL TIME I FAILED TO EXTEND THE LNDG GEAR RESULTING IN A 'GEAR UP' LNDG. AS I CONTINUED; BY THIS TIME I'M ON SHORT FINAL AND STARTING THE FLARE AND I'M THINKING I'M FAST AND ALSO THAT I CAN'T SEE THE RWY CTRLINE VERY WELL AND THOUGHT MY LNDG LIGHT HAD GONE OUT (BOTH OF THESE SHOULD HAVE ALERTED ME THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN) I DID NOT HEAR; OR AT LEAST IT DID NOT REGISTER ON MY MIND; THAT THE LNDG GEAR WARNING HORN WAS GOING OFF. AS THE PLANE SETTLED FOR THE LNDG I FELT A BUMP AND THEN REALIZED THAT I HAD THE GEAR UP; I STARTED TO ADD PWR FOR THE GAR THEN THOUGHT NO; BETTER TO LAND THAN TAKE A CHANCE OF A GAR NOT KNOWING WHAT DAMAGE HAD ALREADY OCCURRED; SO I CUT ALL PWR AND SET IT BACK DOWN AND LET IT SLIDE. I'M NOT TRYING TO SHIRK ANY OF MY FAULT OR RESPONSIBILITY. I DID NOT LOWER THE GEAR AND I ACCEPT FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT. THE ONLY REASON I'M SUBMITTING THIS IS THAT; IN THE PAST MONTH; I HAVE HAD AT LEAST 3 SEPARATE TA'S GIVEN TO ME; EACH AT 1 MI WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS ALERTS. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS A NEW PROC OR JUST COINCIDENCE. FROM MY VIEW; ADVISORIES RPTED AT 1 MI; UNLESS PREVIOUSLY RPTED; IS ALMOST USELESS; WHEN I'M COVERING THE GND AT 3 MI PER MIN AND ASSUMING THE OTHER PLANE IS AS FAST. IT DOES NOT GIVE ME MUCH TIME TO LOCATE AND TAKE EVASIVE ACTION; AND IN THIS CASE DISTRACTED ME IN SUCH A WAY THAT I NEVER COMPLETED MY PROCS OF GEAR DOWN AND GUMP CHK THAT I HAVE ALWAYS PERFORMED. ONE OTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTOR I BELIEVE THE CTLR WAS A TRAINEE DUE TO HIS HESITATION ON GIVING INSTRUCTIONS; ALTHOUGH ALL HIS INSTRUCTIONS WERE PROPER. HE WAS BUSY WITH DEPARTING PLANES; TOUCH AND GOES; AND 1 PLANE FAILING TO RESPOND PROPERLY. I WAS STILL CONCERNED ABOUT HIS ABILITY AS WELL AS THE ABILITY OF THE OTHER PLANES IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA TO FOLLOW THE PROPER PROCS. EVIDENTLY I; ALSO; WAS NOT FOLLOWING PROPER PROCS.