A decathlon pilot took off without his fuel caps properly secured after refueling.

Attributes
ACN	809764
Time
Date	200810
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Decathlon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 1250 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	809764
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Preflight had been completed as per aircraft manual and the aircraft was being refueled. The fueler came to the aircraft and filled the aircraft with the amount of fuel requested and departed. I got into the aircraft and began the flight. We taxied out and departed as normal. There were no problems with the aircraft during the flight and we returned as normal. After we returned we found a fuel cap on taxiway B and one at the departure end of the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DECATHLON PILOT TOOK OFF WITHOUT HIS FUEL CAPS PROPERLY SECURED AFTER REFUELING.

Narrative: PREFLT HAD BEEN COMPLETED AS PER ACFT MANUAL AND THE ACFT WAS BEING REFUELED. THE FUELER CAME TO THE ACFT AND FILLED THE ACFT WITH THE AMOUNT OF FUEL REQUESTED AND DEPARTED. I GOT INTO THE ACFT AND BEGAN THE FLT. WE TAXIED OUT AND DEPARTED AS NORMAL. THERE WERE NO PROBS WITH THE ACFT DURING THE FLT AND WE RETURNED AS NORMAL. AFTER WE RETURNED WE FOUND A FUEL CAP ON TXWY B AND ONE AT THE DEP END OF THE RWY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.