| Date: | Monday 14 December 1987 |
| Time: | 13:58 |
| Type: |  British Aerospace 3101 Jetstream 31 |
| Owner/operator: | Northwest Airlink, opb Express Airlines I |
| Registration: | N331PX |
| MSN: | 700 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3470 hours |
| Engine model: | Garrett TPE331-10UG-513H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Joplin Airport, MO (JLN) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Memphis International Airport, TN (MEM/KMEM) |
| Joplin Airport, MO (JLN/KJLN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Jetstream lost control on finals, made a hard landing, bounced, dove onto runway and hit a snow bank. Low level windshear was reported on the approach path.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
"Planned approach .. improper .. pilot in command
Flare .. improper .. pilot in command
Compensation for wind conditions .. inadequate .. pilot in command
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
Terrain condition .. berm
Recovery from bounced landing .. improper .. pilot in command."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
ICAO Adrep Summary 1/90 (#22)
NTSB
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