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During takeoff following a refueling stop; the pilot of a piper PA32 experienced a loss of power due to the failure to properly install the fuel caps. The return to the field was sucessful; however the pilot neglected to lower the landing gear; resulting in a gear-up landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1096591 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201306 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga/6X |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Direct Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel Tank Cap |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 39 Flight Crew Total 2850 Flight Crew Type 1572 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Gear Up Landing |
Narrative:
[We were] on takeoff; experienced partial power loss due to fuel venting overboard because fuel caps were not reinstalled. [We] turned back for immediate return to field. [We] continued to experience power reduction and altitude loss. Did emergency landing but failed to activate gear-down.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: During takeoff following a refueling stop; the pilot of a Piper PA32 experienced a loss of power due to the failure to properly install the fuel caps. The return to the field was sucessful; however the pilot neglected to lower the landing gear; resulting in a gear-up landing.
Narrative: [We were] on takeoff; experienced partial power loss due to fuel venting overboard because fuel caps were not reinstalled. [We] turned back for immediate return to field. [We] continued to experience power reduction and altitude loss. Did emergency landing but failed to activate gear-down.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.