# Accident 20130117000239A: Piper PA-24-250, Phillipsburg, OH, January 17, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2013, 11:30 local time
- Place: Phillipsburg, OH
- Airport: Phillipsburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8294° N, 84.4098° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8294&lon=-84.4098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5269P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5269P-2017-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 10 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130117000239A

## Narrative

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

DURING ENGINE START THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE PRODUCED POWER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO MOVE RAPIDLY. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT SET, AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A HANGER.REVIEWED BY DWS, 01-23-2013

## 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 CEN13CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA139), Jan 17, 2013: Piper PA-24-250 (N5269P), Phillipsburg, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper operation of the airplane controls during engine start, which resulted in a collision with a hangar.

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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