An air carrier dehavilland dash 8 flight crew departed without refueling the aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	424986
Time
Date	199901
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mht
State Reference	NH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000
ASRS Report	424986
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	424989
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During a quick turn in mht we requested fuel through mht operations. In an effort to get the flight out on time we rushed through the checklist and inadvertently missed that the aircraft had not been refueled. We caught the error after takeoff while calling in departure times and returned to mht safely. In my best estimation this error occurred because a checklist was interrupted by cabin crew and an item was missed on the checklist as a result. For myself I will never allow a checklist to be interrupted without starting it over from the beginning and I feel emphasis on that point would have eliminated the return to field situation we incurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR DEHAVILLAND DASH 8 FLC DEPARTED WITHOUT REFUELING THE ACFT.

Narrative: DURING A QUICK TURN IN MHT WE REQUESTED FUEL THROUGH MHT OPS. IN AN EFFORT TO GET THE FLT OUT ON TIME WE RUSHED THROUGH THE CHKLIST AND INADVERTENTLY MISSED THAT THE ACFT HAD NOT BEEN REFUELED. WE CAUGHT THE ERROR AFTER TKOF WHILE CALLING IN DEP TIMES AND RETURNED TO MHT SAFELY. IN MY BEST ESTIMATION THIS ERROR OCCURRED BECAUSE A CHKLIST WAS INTERRUPTED BY CABIN CREW AND AN ITEM WAS MISSED ON THE CHKLIST AS A RESULT. FOR MYSELF I WILL NEVER ALLOW A CHKLIST TO BE INTERRUPTED WITHOUT STARTING IT OVER FROM THE BEGINNING AND I FEEL EMPHASIS ON THAT POINT WOULD HAVE ELIMINATED THE RETURN TO FIELD SIT WE INCURRED.

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.