# Accident 20120807017679A: Williams John T-51 MUSTANG, Oshkosh, WI, August 7, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2012, 16:20 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9850° N, 88.5617° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9850&lon=-88.5617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N151TA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N151TA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Williams John T-51 MUSTANG (registry code 05622SJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/williams-john-t-51-mustang) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILLIAMS JOHN T-51 MUSTANG
- Reported engine: HONDA J35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 8,200 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA530](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA530) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120807017679A

## Narrative

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

N151TA DEPARTED RUNWAY 9.  SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, N151TA REPORTED A PROBLEM AND REQUESTED A 180 DEGREE TURN TO LAND RUNWAY 27.  THE COCKPIT FILLED WITH STEAM AND FLUID.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON LEFT SIDE OF BODY DUE TO CONTACT WITH RADIATOR FLUID. DUE TO THE URGENCY OF GETTING THE AIRCRAFT BACK ON THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO FULLY EXTEND ITS LANDING GEAR, THUS RESULTING IN GEAR COLLASPE AND IT COMING TO A REST IN THE SOD NORTH OF RUNWAY 27.

## 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 CEN12LA530](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA530), Aug 7, 2012: Williams John T-51 Mustang (N151TA), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of an engine cooling hose from the radiator.

## Other reports on N151TA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20260416007419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260416007419I), Apr 16, 2026: Titan T-51 (N151TA), Elizabethtown, KY, Substantial damage. During cruise flight, the pilot noticed the airspeed was decaying and the aircraft required increasing right rudder to maintain coordinated flight. The pilot…

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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