# Accident 20170607006889A: Mckenna SD-1A, Juneau, WI, June 7, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2017, 09:00 local time
- Place: Juneau, WI
- Airport: Dodge County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4264° N, 88.7039° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4264&lon=-88.7039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31313, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31313-2022-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mckenna SD-1A (registry code 0566127, https://openairdocs.org/model/mckenna-sd-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCKENNA SD-1A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 390 total, 1 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170607006889A

## Narrative

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

OWNER PURCHASED AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT WITH THE WINGS, AILERONS, FLAPS, HORIZONTAL STAB, ELEVATORS AND RUDDER REMOVED.  THE OWNER REINSTALLED ALL PARTS. AN A&P PERFORMED A CONDITION INSPECTION.  THE OWNER CONDUCTED A TEST FLIGHT AND ON CLIMB HE HAD TO KEEP THE LEFT AILERON IN THE FULL DOWN POSITION TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT LEVEL. HIS SPEED WAS 70 MPH . OWNER CONTINUED FLIGHT AT 500 FT AGL IN THE AIRPORT PATTERN. UPON LANDING,  HE BOUNCED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND TRIED TO FLARE BUT LOST CONTROL TO THE RIGHT, GROUND LOOPING INTO GRASS TEARING OFF THE LEFT LANDING GEAR FROM THE ENGINE MOUNT AND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE MOUNT.

ON INSPECTION, FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED.  AILERONS, FLAPS AND RUDDER LINED UP AND LOOKED TO BE RIGGED PROPERLY.  THE WING ANGLE OF INCIDENCE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

## 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 CEN17LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA224), Jun 7, 2017: Mckenna SD-1A (N31313), Juneau, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s difficulty controlling the airplane due to his incorrect reinstallation of the wings, which led to a bounced precautionary landing. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the…

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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