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Pilot departs after refueling and has fuel siphoning. Makes a return to base and determines fuel cap is missing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 404035 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : boi |
| State Reference | ID |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3200 msl bound upper : 3200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : boi |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff cruise other landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 9573 flight time type : 378 |
| ASRS Report | 404035 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
After refuel operation completed by ground crew, fuel cap was not put back on and aircraft departed. At 500 ft AGL, the rear passenger noticed 'a mist' passing the rear window. I slowed the aircraft to 40 KIAS and flew 1 mi to boi and landed. No damage was done. The aircraft was refueled, no leaks detected. Aircraft was returned to service.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT DEPARTS AFTER REFUELING AND HAS FUEL SIPHONING. MAKES A RETURN TO BASE AND DETERMINES FUEL CAP IS MISSING.
Narrative: AFTER REFUEL OP COMPLETED BY GND CREW, FUEL CAP WAS NOT PUT BACK ON AND ACFT DEPARTED. AT 500 FT AGL, THE REAR PAX NOTICED 'A MIST' PASSING THE REAR WINDOW. I SLOWED THE ACFT TO 40 KIAS AND FLEW 1 MI TO BOI AND LANDED. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE. THE ACFT WAS REFUELED, NO LEAKS DETECTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SVC.
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.