MIA96LA189

Factual narrative

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. The instructor pilot (CFI) was providing instruction to the airplane's owner. During a crosswind landing, the student flared too high. The CFI stated, the airspeed was close to the 'stall speed.' The CFI attempted to recover; however, the left wing struck the runway as a go-around procedure was made. The wind was reported to be from 190 degrees at 10 gusting 15 knots. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12