Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 19; Flight Crew Total 260; Flight Crew Type 114
Distraction; Situational Awareness; Time Pressure; Training / Qualification
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Excursion Runway
Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport
Aircraft; Human Factors
I had flown...with a pilot friend to pick up a plane from an A&P Mechanic. When I arrived; I checked the oil level since I had just performed an oil and filter change the day before. This was its first flight since. The oil appeared to be a quart low and I added a quart. The other pilot had departed in his plane. I received clearance for departure and taxied.... There was no evidence of a mechanical problem during this time. I took off under normal conditions with full power. Seconds after lift off; the windshield become obscured with fluid and I realized the oil cap was not secured. I immediately told Tower that I was aborting the takeoff and descended to the runway. I landed before the threshold at the end of [the runway]; but had too much speed to stop and continued onto the grass for about 100 yards or less. There was no damage to the plane and I entered Taxiway Sierra and shut down the engine. The oil cap was not put on the engine. I clearly realize now that I was rushing because my friend had left and should have made a final walk around before entering the plane.
C182 pilot took off without securing the oil filler cap; descended back to the runway when oil covered the windscreen; and ran off the end of the runway onto a grass overrun.