C210 PLT MADE GEAR UP LNDG.

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MY MISSION ON THIS DAY WAS ONLY TO PERFORM A CHKOUT FLT; A CHANCE TO GET UP AND FLY PRIOR TO A PLANNED TRIP LATER IN THE WK. I TAXIED FROM THE HANGAR TO THE DEP END AND PERFORMED A PREFLT CHK AND RUN-UP. I VISUALLY AND AURALLY CHKED FOR OTHER TFC (THERE WAS NONE EITHER AIRBORNE OR ON THE GND); ANNOUNCED MY DEP; AND TOOK THE RWY; PERFORMING A REDUCED PWR TKOF (THE PLANE WAS LIGHT: 1 PERSON ONBOARD; NO BAGGAGE; 1/4 FUEL). SINCE MY PLAN WAS TO ONLY DO PATTERN WORK; MY ANNOUNCEMENTS WERE FOR 'CLOSED TFC.' IT HAD BEEN ABOUT 5 WKS SINCE MY LAST FLT AND I WANTED TO WORK ON APCHS AND LNDGS. ON DOWNWIND; I WASN'T QUITE UP TO PATTERN ALT SO I NEEDED TO ADD PWR. NORMALLY AT THIS POINT; I HAVE THE GEAR DOWN; USING IT TO ADD DRAG AND REDUCE THE AIRSPD. THIS; I FEEL WAS A CONTRIBUTING ELEMENT. AS I PASSED THE APCH END ON THE DOWNWIND LEG; I WAS CONCENTRATING ON HITTING THE AIRSPD NUMBERS THAT HAD BEEN DRILLED INTO ME. ON FINAL; I NOTICED THAT I WAS A BIT HIGH OF THE DSCNT PROFILE AND PULLED BACK PWR MORE AGGRESSIVELY. AS THE PLANE SETTLED INTO THE GS; I FOCUSED MY ATTN ON MAKING AS SMOOTH A TOUCHDOWN AS POSSIBLE. EVERYTHING WAS GOING FINE; UNTIL...THAT SOUND OF METAL SCRAPING ON ASPHALT.