# Accident 20121211027029A: Auman Jl T-51, Dekalb, IL, December 11, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2012, 15:45 local time
- Place: Dekalb, IL
- Airport: De Kalb Taylor Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8893° N, 88.7508° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8893&lon=-88.7508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N512JA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N512JA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Auman JL T-51 (registry code 05623X7, https://openairdocs.org/model/auman-jl-t-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honda CIVIC (registry code 33802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honda-civic) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AUMAN JL T-51
- Reported engine: HONDA, TITAN CIVIC V-6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121211027029A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 11, 2012 AT 1545 CST, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATUER BUILT AICRAFT, NX512JA, DEPARTING DEKALB TAYLOR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT RUNWAY 20, LOST POWER. THE CERTIFICATED PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A PLOWED CORN FIELD 1 MILE FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 20. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. DEKALB FIRE AND RESCUE WAS REQUIRED TO CUT AWAY THE SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE TO REMOVE THE PILOT. THE PILOT WAS AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL.THE PILOT SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURY WITH A CRACKED C3 NECK VERTEBRA.

## 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 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.

## Other reports on N512JA (1)

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

- [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…

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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