Ouch! That's Going To Leave A Mark...

Preflight, preflight, preflight... this could have turned out a lot worse than it seems to have. Every fuel stop is an opportunity to make sure your airplane is airworthy... but also creates the possibility of hazards induced as a function of landing/taxiing/fueling. Be careful, be aware, be vigilant.

** Report created 5/4/2005 Record 6 **
IDENTIFICATION
 Regis#: 772DA Make/Model: MU2 Description: MU-2, Marquise, Solitaire (LR-1)
 Date: 05/03/2005 Time: 0645
 Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
 Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
 City: CHICAGO State: IL Country: US

DESCRIPTION
PILOT NOTICED FUEL CAP OFF LEFT WING AND PROP DAMAGE AFTER LANDING ON RWY 31C AT CHICAGO MIDWAY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. ACFT DEPARTED MDW AND THEN ADVISED CONTROLLER HE LOST A FUEL CAP. RWY WAS CHECKED AND CAP WAS NOT FOUND. CHICAGO MIDWAY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CHICAGO, IL

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
 # Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
 # Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
 # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: NOT REPORTED

OTHER DATA
 Activity: Unknown Phase: Take-off Operation: General Aviation
 Departed: MDW Dep Date: Dep. Time:
 Destination: MDW Flt Plan: UNK Wx Briefing: U
 Last Radio Cont: UNKN  Last Clearance: UNKN
 FAA FSDO: WEST CHICAGO, IL (GL03) Entry date: 05/04/2005

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