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Oklahoma City, OK
During a proficiency flight check, the aircrew was making a no-flap landing. After completing the landing checklist down to the landing gear, power was reduced causing the landing gear audible warning to sound. The horn silence switch was depressed and the approach was continued. Due to the low power that was required for the no-flap approach, the throttle was never advanced sufficiently to reset the warning horn. Subsequently, the aircraft was landed with the gear retracted. After sliding to a stop, a small electrical fire erupted in the belly of the aircraft, but airport personnel quickly extinguished it. The pilot being checked said he was distracted by a conversation concerning engine fire procedures. Also, he thought the check pilot had called that the landing check was complete. The check pilot stated that he had called only the no-flap checklist complete with the before landing checklist complete down to the landing gear. The proficiency flight was begun on a short notice when another check pilot could not be found.
DURING A PROFICIENCY FLT CHECK, THE AIRCREW WAS MAKING A N0-FLAP LANDING. AFTER COMPLETING THE LANDING CHECKLIST DOWN TO THE LANDING GEAR, POWER WAS REDUCED CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR AUDIBLE WARNING TO SOUND. THE HORN SILENCE SWITCH WAS DEPRESSED & THE APCH WAS CONTINUED. DUE TO THE LOW POWER THAT WAS REQUIRED FOR THE NO-FLAP APCH, THE THROTTLE WAS NEVER ADVANCED SUFFICIENTLY TO RESET THE WARNING HORN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WAS LANDED WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. AFTER SLIDING TO A STOP, A SMALL ELECTRICAL FIRE ERUPTED IN THE BELLY OF THE ACFT, BUT ARPT PERSONNEL QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED IT. THE PLT BEING CHECKED SAID HE WAS DISTRACTED BY A CONVERSATION CONCERNING ENG FIRE PROCEDURES. ALSO, HE THOUGHT THE CHECK PLT HAD CALLED THAT THE LANDING CHECK WAS COMPLETE. THE CHECK PLT STATED THAT HE HAD CALLED ONLY THE NO-FLAP CHECKLIST COMPLETE WITH THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST COMPLETE DOWN TO THE LANDING GEAR. THE PROFICIENCY FLT WAS BEGUN ON A SHORT NOTICE WHEN ANOTHER CHECK PLT COULD NOT BE FOUND.