# NTSB MKC81FA034: Piper PA-32, N2255M, Decorah, IA, May 16, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1981
- Place: Decorah, IA · DECORAH, IA
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126310
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FA034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0957  81/5/16    DECORAH,IA          PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0915                    N2255M              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 35, 790 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            57 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DECORAH MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAVENPORT,IA                DECORAH,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- CONTD INTO CONST AREA BYD END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2255M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Decorah Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810516026189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810516026189A), May 16, 1981: Piper PA32300, Decorah, IA, Substantial damage. Landed too fast to stop on runway. Lost control in excessive braking. Ran off side of and beyond runway end.

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.

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