# Accident 20120225002529A: Piper PA-22-135, Hebron, NE, February 25, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2012, 09:15 local time
- Place: Hebron, NE
- Airport: Hebron Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1522° N, 97.5869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1522&lon=-97.5869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1213C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1213C-2018-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-135
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 181 total, 90 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120225002529A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT HAND PROPPED THE AIRPLANE. UPON STARTING, IT TURNED RIGHT AND RAN INTO THE THE SMALL TERMINAL BUILDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN12CA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA173), Feb 25, 2012: Piper PA-22-135 (N1213C), Hebron, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s did not properly secure the airplane prior to rotating the propeller by hand, resulting in inadvertent movement of the airplane and collision with a building.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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