Aeronca Champion
Flight Crew Flight Engineer; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50; Flight Crew Total 31000; Flight Crew Type 2500
Human-Machine Interface
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft; Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Regained Aircraft Control; Flight Crew Returned To Gate; General Maintenance Action; General Flight Cancelled / Delayed
Human Factors
Upon landing on runway XX; we bounced slightly and then got hit by a gust from the left. As we re-contacted the ground; we were in a rightward drift and the learner failed to input a sufficient crosswind correction and I failed to call for a go-around. We slewed to the left into a ground loop causing minor scraping to the right wing tip.We taxied to the ramp and shut down and got out to inspect the airplane; finding minor skin damage to the right wing tip outboard of the aileron. We then decided to terminate the lesson.The learner (and airplane owner) had been off of flying for several weeks and had engaged me to help him get current again. We pre-briefed our plan of action and reviewed the weather and traffic conditions during an hour of ground school prior to starting up. The weather was good VFR with winds 270/9. I briefed that the forecast included a chance of winds gusting to 17 knots and that ZZZ might be busy on a nice Sunday afternoon. We took off and climbed up to 4;000' MSL and practiced some air work including engine failure turn back drills. We then entered the pattern at ZZZ Airport; to begin the pattern work. I was surprised that the pattern did not seem to be busy with only one other airplane in the pattern.  Everything had gone quite well until the gust caught us and I confess that I had begun to relax a bit too much and failed to call a go around after the bounce. As we finished up; I noted that the wind had shifted to 230/12G19; definitely over our stated max for the lesson. In retrospect; I should have been more assertive about not using the paved runway for the first few landings but should have suggested moving on to another airport with a good grass strip aligned with the wind. I should also have remained fully alert to the possibility of a poor first landing attempt.
Instructor reported student failed to maintain directional during landing training resulting in a ground contact with the wing tip.