Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
the dual student's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and inadequate supervision by the flight instructor. The gusty/crosswind condition was a related factor.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
On July 12, 1996, about 1600 eastern daylight time, a Pitts S-2B, N6082E, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91, training flight, crashed in the vicinity of Boca Raton, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged. The flight instructor (CFI) and the private pilot, dual student, were not injured.
The instructor pilot was providing instruction to the airplane's owner. During the landing the student flared too high. The instructor stated, "Flare to land (crosswind runway 23...) to high, airspeed close to stall speed...." The instructor attempted to recover by placing the left wing into the wind, however, the left wing struck the runway, as the go around procedure was made. Initially the damages to the airplane were reported as minor. The FAA examined the airplane and reevaluated the damage as substantial.
The pilot reported that the winds at the time of the accident were from 190 degrees, at 10 knots, with gusts to 15 knots.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# MIA96LA189