A BE35 PLT LANDED GEAR UP AFTER BEING DISTR BY NATURE'S BEAUTY.

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WHAT CAUSED THE PROB: IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL EVENING AND I WAS FLYING OUTSIDE THE COCKPIT TOO MUCH. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE? DON'T SHOOT STRAIGHT-IN APCHS WHEN THE WX IS NICE. ABOUT XA30 I WAS FLYING AT THE COUNTY ARPT FOR NIGHT CURRENCY. I WAS STRAIGHT-IN RWY 3 ILS AT 2500 FT. I PICKED UP THE LOC ABOUT 10 MI OUT; VOR; LORAN; GPS; ALL NEEDLES CTRED. AUTOPLT WAS ON. IT WAS CALM AND CLR; LOTS OF STARS. I CALLED IN TWICE AND ACTIVATED THE RWY LIGHTS. AT THE OM; I CALLED IN AGAIN TO ANNOUNCE MYSELF. MY CHKLIST REPEATED OUT LOUD ON ALL APCHS IS; 'GEAR DOWN; CHK LIGHT GREEN; PROP FORWARD; FULL RICH; SLOW FOR FLAPS.' I DO THIS 3 TIMES ON ALL APCHS AND HAVE FOR DECADES. I LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS FIRE. I SWITCHED EVERYTHING OFF. I LOOKED AROUND AND DIDN'T SEE ANY PLANES IN THE AIR. I WALKED TO THE FBO OFFICE. IT'S A LONG DISTANCE. I SAW A PLANE LAND WHEN I WAS ABOUT 1/2 WAY THERE. I FOUND OUT LATER HE HAD CLIPPED MY R TIP TANK WITH HIS WING. EVERYBODY WAS CONTACTED BY THE LINEMAN AT THE OFFICE. RWY 21/3 WAS NOTAMED OTS. SOON THE POLICE; SHERIFF; MGMNT OF THE FIELD WERE THERE. THE FAA ARRIVED AND CHKED ALL MY PAPERWORK. WE TALKED ABOUT THE INCIDENT. HE ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY DISTRS. I SWITCHED TANKS TO THE R MAIN AFTER I PICKED UP THE GS. NOTHING ELSE. GREAT CARE WAS TAKEN TO GET THE PLANE UP ON JACKS -- THE GEAR DOWN SO IT COULD BE TOWED. SURPRISINGLY LITTLE DAMAGE.