Boeing Company Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Commercial
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 16; Flight Crew Total 2600; Flight Crew Type 27
Situational Awareness
Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft; Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control; Ground Excursion Runway
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Regained Aircraft Control
Weather
I briefed ZZZ weather prior to departing ZZZ1 using ForeFlight. Runway XX-XY at ZZZ was NOTAMed closed. Weather was good VFR; ceilings and visibility. At the time of the briefing; winds were from the northeast at 8 knots. I decided to depart for the 40 minute VFR-direct flight since the crosswind component would not be a problem for Runway X at ZZZ which was open. There was a weather system approaching from the west that included potential convective activity; but it was still hours away.By the time I arrived at ZZZ; ATIS indicated that the wind had shifted to become more easterly and had increased to become an almost direct crosswind of 11 knots. I elected to attempt a three-point landing in my biplane which was still relatively new to me. I misjudged my altitude in the flare and got a minor bounce. During the bounce; the wind caused the right wing to rise; and the left lower wing contacted the runway causing the start of a yaw to the left. With full right rudder and stick full aft and to the right; I overcompensated causing the aircraft to swerve to the right. The centrifugal force of the swerve placed the left wing again briefly in contact with the runway. As the plane settled into a normal 3-point attitude on the runway and began to track straight; I allowed the aircraft to depart the runway into the grass to the east of Runway Y at a low speed. I avoided the use of brakes to avoid a nose over.There were no injuries. Damage to the airport was nil; it was inspected for FOD prior to being reopened for service. Damage to the aircraft was minor - scuffed paint and slight puncture of fabric on one wing.The self-imposed pressure to get to my home airport well in advance of the approaching weather was a factor. I shouldn't have allowed it to do so. There were alternative choices that I could have made that would have allowed me to wait for more favorable conditions. I overestimated my ability to deal with changing crosswind conditions.I am an experienced tail wheel pilot; but my experience in the [aircraft] resulted in my skills not being adequate for conditions as they changed. A minor misjudgment that resulted in a bounce turned into more than I could handle. This event has reinforced a need for better and more conservative judgment as experience is gained and a specific need for additional crosswind training in the [aircraft].
Stearman pilot reported loss of control upon landing due to gusty crosswind condition.