Renton Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Renton, Washington 98055
Monday, June 16, 2003 19:05 PDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The instructor (right seat), accompanied by a student (left seat) were on final approach in the Avid Magnum tail wheel equipped aircraft when the instructor announced "my airplane." The student responded "your airplane." During the landing roll the student applied brakes and the aircraft nosed down. The pilot reported that he experienced no mechanical malfunction with the aircraft during the event.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The flight instructor's unexpected encounter with control interference when the student applied brakes during the landing roll.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/16/2003
Event Day of the Week Monday
Time of Event 1905
Event Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Event City Renton
Event State WASHINGTON
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 98055
Event Date Year 2003
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 472920N
Event Location Longitude 1221253W
Event Location Airport Renton Municipal
Event Location Nearest Airport ID RNT
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 32
Weather Briefing Completeness Not pertinent
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1912 Pacific Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID RNT
Elevation of weather observation facility 32
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation PDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling --
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 25
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 8
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 310
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 9
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.04
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 15024
NTSB Notification Source FAA SEA ROC
NTSB Notification Date Jun 16 2003 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 2122
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Mar 2 2004 8:06AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Renton FSDO

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N64KM
NTSB Number SEA03LA108
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name McCarty
Aircraft Model Avid Magnum
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number KN-2
Certified Max Gross Weight 1800
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? Yes
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Continuous Airworthiness
Date of Last Inspection Jun 14 2003 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 0
Airframe Hours 360
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name McCarty, Kirk A.
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City Mercer Island
Aircraft Owner State WA
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 98040
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City --
Operator State --
Operator Country --
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board Yes
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code RNT
Departure City Renton
Departure State WA
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1830
Departure Time Zone PDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code RNT
Destination City --
Destination State --
Destination Country --
Specific Phase of Flight Landing - roll
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Nov 26 2003 12:41PM
User who most recently changed record STAM
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 33
Runway Length 5379
Runway Width 200
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --