C182 pilot does not secure fuel tank cap. After takeoff tower notifies pilot of a report that an aircraft is leaking fuel. Fuel tank cap not replaced.

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Attributes
ACN	337366
Time
Date	199606
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hio
State Reference	OR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 200 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hio
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 28 flight time total : 148 flight time type : 7
ASRS Report	337366
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During preflight checks of the aircraft, the pilot was distracted by passenger questions while checking fuel on left wing. The pilot did not replace the fuel cap. After takeoff, on climb out, the tower called the aircraft reporting a local police call of an aircraft leaking fuel. The pilot verified the fuel loss and returned to the airport for an uneventful landing. The left tank was nearly empty, the right tank contained 20 gallons. On takeoff the right had approximately 24 gallons and the left approximately 22 gallons.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 PLT DOES NOT SECURE FUEL TANK CAP. AFTER TKOF TWR NOTIFIES PLT OF A RPT THAT AN ACFT IS LEAKING FUEL. FUEL TANK CAP NOT REPLACED.

Narrative: DURING PREFLT CHKS OF THE ACFT, THE PLT WAS DISTRACTED BY PAX QUESTIONS WHILE CHKING FUEL ON L WING. THE PLT DID NOT REPLACE THE FUEL CAP. AFTER TKOF, ON CLBOUT, THE TWR CALLED THE ACFT RPTING A LCL POLICE CALL OF AN ACFT LEAKING FUEL. THE PLT VERIFIED THE FUEL LOSS AND RETURNED TO THE ARPT FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. THE L TANK WAS NEARLY EMPTY, THE R TANK CONTAINED 20 GALLONS. ON TKOF THE R HAD APPROX 24 GALLONS AND THE L APPROX 22 GALLONS.

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.