Small aircraft has fuel siphoning from right wing tank. Declares emergency, lands gear up.

Attributes
ACN	221231
Time
Date	199209
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dto
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 1500
ASRS Report	221231
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

The plane was fueled by line man. I, as PIC did not check fuel captain to make sure it was secure. I as PIC went through the proper takeoff procedure. Upon takeoff I noticed fuel spraying out of the right wing tank and declared an emergency. I chose to land the aircraft as soon as possible for fear of fuel being ignited by the actuator exhaust as it flowed over the wing into the slip stream. I landed gear up with no fire and no injuries with myself and passenger. Very little damage to aircraft. Propeller and some minor skin repair.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA HAS FUEL SIPHONING FROM R WING TANK. DECLARES EMER, LANDS GEAR UP.

Narrative: THE PLANE WAS FUELED BY LINE MAN. I, AS PIC DID NOT CHK FUEL CAPT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS SECURE. I AS PIC WENT THROUGH THE PROPER TKOF PROC. UPON TKOF I NOTICED FUEL SPRAYING OUT OF THE R WING TANK AND DECLARED AN EMER. I CHOSE TO LAND THE ACFT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR FEAR OF FUEL BEING IGNITED BY THE ACTUATOR EXHAUST AS IT FLOWED OVER THE WING INTO THE SLIP STREAM. I LANDED GEAR UP WITH NO FIRE AND NO INJURIES WITH MYSELF AND PAX. VERY LITTLE DAMAGE TO ACFT. PROP AND SOME MINOR SKIN REPAIR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.