# N512JA: 2012 Auman JL T-51

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Auman JL T-51](https://openairdocs.org/model/auman-jl-t-51) (registry code 05623X7, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Honda CIVIC](https://openairdocs.org/engine/honda-civic) (registry code 33802)
- Serial number: 39
- Year built: 2012
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 30, 2012
- Certificate issued: October 22, 2007
- Expires: July 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A669A6
- Registered owner: [Auman James L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AUMAN%20JAMES%20L)
- Location: [Sandwich, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Sandwich)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6486° N, 88.6331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60548, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=512JA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N512JA

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Auman JL T-51)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Honda CIVIC)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ERA24LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA255), Jun 8, 2024: Titan T51 (N512JA), Madisonville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right main landing gear weldment due to fatigue cracking.
- [NTSB CEN13LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA103), Dec 11, 2012: Auman JL T-51 (N512JA), Dekalb, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper engine overhaul by the airplane kit manufacturer, which resulted in a catastrophic engine failure.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Accident 20240608006399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240608006399A), Jun 8, 2024: Auman Jl T-51 (N512JA), Madisonville, TN, Substantial damage. Upon landing aircraft began to violently shimmy from side to side to which the pilot was unable to arrest with brakes or rudder input. Soon after the right…
- [Accident 20121211027029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121211027029A), Dec 11, 2012: Auman Jl T-51 (N512JA), Dekalb, IL, Substantial damage. On December 11, 2012 at 1545 CST, an experimental amatuer built aicraft, NX512JA, departing Dekalb Taylor municipal airport runway 20, lost power. The…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Auman JL T-51 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/auman-jl-t-51/aircraft.md
- The Honda CIVIC engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/honda-civic.md

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