# Accident 19810516026189A: Piper PA32300, Decorah, IA, May 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1981, 09:15 local time
- Place: Decorah, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 43.3016° N, 91.7848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Decorah, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3016&lon=-91.7848&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2255M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 790 total, 56 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810516026189A

## Narrative

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

LANDED TOO FAST TO STOP ON RUNWAY. LOST CONTROL IN EXCESSIVE BRAKING. RAN OFF SIDE OF AND BEYOND RUNWAY END.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC81FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA034), May 16, 1981: Piper PA-32 (N2255M), Decorah, IA, substantial damage

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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