# Incident 20260211001099I: Hershorin Paul A LANCAIR 320, Okeechobee, FL, February 11, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2026, 12:19 local time
- Place: Okeechobee, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2416° N, 80.8293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Okeechobee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2416&lon=-80.8293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N471LA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N471LA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hershorin Paul A LANCAIR 320 (registry code 056180Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/hershorin-paul-a-lancair-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Superior IO-360 series (registry code 59251, https://openairdocs.org/engine/superior-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HERSHORIN PAUL A LANCAIR 320
- Reported engine: SUPERIOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260211001099I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT EXPERIENCED A COLLAPSED NOSE WHEEL LANDING GEAR ON LANDING. THE PROPELLOR BLADES SUSTAINED DAMAGE FROM CONTINUED CONTACT WITH THE ASPHALT. NO OTHER DAMAGE OCCURRED.

## Other reports on N471LA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20130526010279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130526010279I), May 26, 2013: Hershorin Paul A LANCAIR 320 (N471LA), North Palm Beac, FL, Minor damage. Experimental had landing gear malfunction on take off. Lg did not retract

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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