Stearman incident

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One has to be careful on Stearmans, especially on paved runways in crosswinds unless very proficient, it may be time to terminate the flight...

Registration: C-FFWV Operator: Canadian Museum of Flight Association

C-FFWV, a privately registered Boeing A75N1 Stearman aircraft, was conducting circuits at
Abbotsford (CYXX), BC with 1 pilot and 1 passenger on board. As the southwesterly wind had
increased and started gusting during the third touch-and-go, control was lost and the aircraft
ground looped to the right. The aircraft became perpendicular to the runway and began to skid,
resulting in the collapse of the left main landing gear. The aircraft struck one runway edge light,
and came to rest on the right hand edge of the paved surface of the runway, in the opposite
direction. The pilot and the passenger evacuated the aircraft with no injuries. There was no post
impact fire, however the aircraft was substantially damaged.

Same goes for a Tiger Moth as well. A few years ago, the same museum crashed a Tiger Moth in windy conditions.