A C310 pilot admitted that he made an incomplete preflight which resulted in his creating FOD on the runway because his exhaust plug had not been removed before departing hpn.

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Attributes
ACN	628708
Time
Date	200408
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hpn.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 310/T310C
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	628708
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

An incomplete preflight led to an exhaust plug not being removed. On takeoff, it was ejected from the exhaust port onto the runway. This may have caused a delay to other aircraft while the runway was swept. The plug was removed from the runway by ground personnel without incident to other aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C310 PLT ADMITTED THAT HE MADE AN INCOMPLETE PREFLT WHICH RESULTED IN HIS CREATING FOD ON THE RWY BECAUSE HIS EXHAUST PLUG HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED BEFORE DEPARTING HPN.

Narrative: AN INCOMPLETE PREFLT LED TO AN EXHAUST PLUG NOT BEING REMOVED. ON TKOF, IT WAS EJECTED FROM THE EXHAUST PORT ONTO THE RWY. THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED A DELAY TO OTHER ACFT WHILE THE RWY WAS SWEPT. THE PLUG WAS REMOVED FROM THE RWY BY GND PERSONNEL WITHOUT INCIDENT TO OTHER ACFT.

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.