Another partial owner of the plane told investigators that the pilot had just bought a share of the aircraft and was accumulating flight hours to get rated for complex and high-performance planes, according to the report. Got me back to scratching my head. They were aboard a 1979 Cessna 182Q, of which Clements had recently become part owner of. Loss of elevator authority as speed reduced at 4500 feet. This plane in a local hangar belonged to Palermo. Visitation will be at the church from 12:00-3:00 pm. The 1972 Puerto Rico DC-7 crash was an aviation accident that occurred on December 31, 1972, in Carolina, Puerto Rico. The plane, a single-engine Cessna 182, crashed on a small island between Hackberry and Big Lake, LA. The men say Palermo brought them on board the CPSO Aviation Division and add, they will miss him tremendously. Nepal plane crash: At least 68 killed as Yeti Airlines aircraft comes Plane in fatal crash struck trees, terrain shortly after takeoff - nj Clearly this was a high energy impact with nose pointed at the ground. Youll never convince me other than it was a catastrophic failure of the aircraft because Rock knew exactly what to do, said Thompson. The report did not identify any witnesses by name. Bold criminal secretly relaunched massage parlor prostitution ring as he cut a deal with prosecutors. Flight Track. When in that position in that maneuver, you need to push forward and complete the roll, but when inverted, everything is upside down and backwards, so the natural tendency or the instinct for anybody who has not gotten instruction in that maneuver is to pull back hard which points the plane straight at the ground, ground speed drops towards zero as the vertical speed and airspeed goes off the dials, the rotational inertia of the roll causes the plane to continue to roll as it heads down, and you pull out (or impact) going towards a right angle to the right of the original path if you were attempting to roll to the left. Distance From: 4,325 feet @ 29.9898 -93.3416 Distance To: Wreckage and Impact Information Latitude, Longitude: 30.009412,-93.330048 (est)Calculated Distance Straight line distance: 1.28 miles , 2.07 kilometers (km) , 6785 feet , 2068 meters. They consider him a mentor and the best pilot they knew. Rock is survived by his wife of 27 years, Kim; three children, Rachel Palermo, Ryan Palermo (Madison), and Sarah Palermo; mother, Jackie Palermo; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Jenny and Reggie Keogh; brother, Lance Palermo (Tonia); sisters, Ashley Palermo (Nick Goodling) and Alisha Palermo; brother-in-law, Scott Seeliger (Sheila); sister-in-law, Keri Keogh (Dave); nieces and nephews, Mikayla Seeliger, Mikenna Seeliger, Grayson Palermo, Addison Goodling, and Reid Goodling; aunts and uncles, Mary Ann Fiorenza, Tony Palermo, Sr. (Tina), Gil Manuel (Brenda), Johnny Manuel (Mona), Phil Manuel (Pam), and Matt Manuel (Carey); and numerous loving cousins and extended family. There are no survivors. The airplane began a slow descent, which increased rapidly until the final recorded point. Baton Rouge man arrested in Ascension horse theft; one adult, two minors Southern University AgCenter's Livestock Show celebrates its 80th anniversary, St. John's big inning hands Southeastern second straight loss, Coach Kim Mulkey talks LSU's record-tying season. In lieu of flowers, donation can be made to the music mission at First United Methodist Church in Lake Charles or to a charity of your choice. His 25 pound mass half scale model Spacewalker is just six percent of half the mass of the 800 lb full scale Spacewalker. You are misinterpreting your RC observations.Aircraft would be falling out of the sly every day if throttling back blanked the elevator.The man actually is off on a crazy idea, but nonsense on youtube always finds devoted followers. Two witnesses were in close proximity to the accident site, but different locations, stated that they observed the airplane in a rapid descent with the nose pointed at the ground. yeah these are the crashes that really bother me --the unknown cause ones .That's when I consider --should I really be flying planes ? Baton Rouge man arrested in Ascension horse theft; one adult, two minors Southern University AgCenter's Livestock Show celebrates its 80th anniversary, St. John's big inning hands Southeastern second straight loss, Coach Kim Mulkey talks LSU's record-tying season. BATON ROUGE - One week into Lent and the crawfish market is seeing one of its first significant drops of the season. if I need to take the controls, I will take the controls, said Kerbow. NTSB releases report on deadly plane crash that killed Rock Palermo, Don Clements, Barbe High orchestra plays at Lake Charles Airport, Lake Charles residents concerned about cracked pavement. This is certainly one of the most mysterious 182 crashes in recent history. You keep flying the airplane. An uncontrollable dive in an otherwise intact 182 certainly brings the elevator performance into the picture.Thanks for including the link to the FAA's "Dirty Dozen" of human-factor issues related to maintenance practices - good reading for 182 owners. Cameron Sheriff: Two bodies recovered from plane crash near - WAFB On Sept. 10, the plane, a Aerofab Lake LA-4-250, N1401P was found near the . Authorities have identified the victims as Rock Palermo and Richard Don Clements. So sad for these pilots, probably not due to anything they did wrong. He stated that the private pilot completed the flight maneuvers well and he did not notice anything of concern. As an. He was a lifetime member of the Louisiana Coastal Conservation Association (CCA), which is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of Louisianas marine resources. In the last 12 seconds of recorded data, the airplane made a right turn and had descended about 3,200 ft. 7 California, No. Paul Skenes fans a career high 13 in No. Answer: He didn't find it. An obituary for Rock Palermo can be found HERE. I'd expect the model to be MUCH more sensitive to 'prop-disc-effects' than the man-carrying versionwhich is not to suggest they don't exist for a full-sized C-182. Copyright 2022 KPLC. I even asked at one point, Rock, would you like to take controls of the airplane? He said, No, youre doing a good job. (KPLC) - Two bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of a plane that went down near Hackberry Tuesday, Cameron Sheriff Don Johnson said. The engine sustained significant impact damage and was saturated with mud. Calcasieu Sheriff Tony Mancuso got emotional while speaking Wednesday morning at a news conference. In the N3RB accident, the tuber wrongly asserted that the pilot murdered a co-pilot.Unfortunately, those enthusiastic followers who ignore the tuber's established pattern of false claims and obvious click baiting don't care about defined NTSB/FAA roles or delegation.The biggest tell of the whole charade is exploitation of the accident victim's loved ones. It may have required tools to get it out of the ground. Don, a Certified Financial Planner CFP professional, had been active in investing and financial planning since 2002. The empennage was crushed and distorted. Speaking with Cameron Sheriff Don Johnson, KPLC reports that Johnson said the bodies are believed to be Rock Palermo and Richard Don Clements. It won't be there when someone does go back to fetch it. ------------------------------------------------------------Stay in touch with us anytime, anywhere. Don was a talented guitarist and was a treasured member of the worship team at First United Methodist Church. Straight line from where? Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. He was an FAA licensed Airline Transport Pilot with airplane, jet and helicopter ratings. Both men considered Palermo a close friend and mentor--the one theyd want on hand in an emergency. The plane, a single-engine Cessna 182 four-seater, crashed on a small island between Hackberry and Big Lake, near Pete Seay Circle. I think its a possibility that needs to be explored by people who know a whole lot more about it than I do. Either the pilots made no control input to the elevator or it was mechanically disconnected or impeded.There is a remote possibility that a thru-bolt vibrated out of a connection near the yoke and forward elevator bellcrank, having spun off it's castellated nut due to a omitted cotter pin.What source of vibration could suddenly finish shaking loose an unsecured control connection as they recovered from a practice stall? Cameron Parish and Calcasieu Parish authorities worked throughout the night investigating the crash, but are turning over the investigation to a Federal Aviation Administration crew out of Baton Rouge and a National Transportation Safety Board team out of Dallas. Shortly after stopping at Felts Field to refuel, his Piper Malibu Mirage crashed north of East Sprague. As a result of inadequate maintenance, the aircraft's No. LAKE CHARLES, La. It would be interesting to see the state of the elevator trim. Visitation services will be held on Friday, February 5, 2021, between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. with a Scripture Service to be held at 6:30 p.m. at Trinity Baptist Church, 1800 Country Club Rd., Lake Charles. Both men were well known in Southwest Louisiana and had touched the lives of many. Copyright 2021 KPLC. The National Transportation Safety Board said the single-engine plane crashed around 9:30 a.m. Records show that the days first flight ended about 2:36 p.m. If Rock couldnt recover from this, I dont think anyone else could, said Kerbow. They took off, flew out somewhere to do a bunch of maneuvers, were flying back some distance, got close to home, decided to try a slow roll, smurfed it, augered it straight into the mud. Rock Palermo and Don Clements were killed in the crash, Johnson said. He can then use it becoming "lost" to push the "NTSB is at fault for not being on site" canard. Rock Palermo and Don Clements. Single engine, one of the most reliable planes on the planet. I watched all three episodes of Utube guy, and I still dont really know what his theory really was. 2:22. Sept. 14, 2014 10:37 PM PT. 4 LSU women's basketball Watch the 2 Your Health report for Friday, March 3, 2023. Palermo was also a local attorney at Veron, Bice, Palermo & Wilson. The plane that crashed Monday was a Boeing 737-800, not the Boeing 737 Max, a newer model that was temporarily grounded worldwide following two deadly crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia. The 182Q N4765N accident aircraft does not have the tailcone design that the AD applies to. 0:00. ADVERTISEMENT. Don and his wife, Nancy chaired the Big Lake Invitational Fishing Tournament for many years. 1 LSU's big win over Butler. China Eastern plane crash: What we know (and don't) so far - AP NEWS File photo of police lights (iStockPhoto). Palermo was an instructor on the flight and Clements was a student. They are certain of Palermos ability to handle any emergency. Palermo was an instructor on the flight and Clements was a student. Report: Plane nosedived, killed part-owner and his teacher Don't get taken in by the constant criticism of NTSB and FAA efforts. I had a nearly half-scale Spacewalker that weighed only 25 pounds. Look it up. Don Clement's will be having a visitation from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday . Don was also a proud supporter of the Boy Scouts of America, and especially proud of his son, Will, becoming an Eagle Scout with Troup 5, which is associated with the First United Methodist Church. The Martin 404 aircraft was heading to . No CFI would loop or allow his student to loop a 182.Not surprised that your "gut feeling" was criticized. All rights reserved. The Cessna 182 was destroyed when it crashed straight down onto an island northeast of Hackberry in Cameron Parish and sank 15 feet (4.6 meters) down into the soft soil, the NTSB preliminary report said. It seems like something major must have gone wrong here. In previous comments I made elsewhere, I was just speculating. On Wednesday, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancusos voice broke as he told reporters that one victim, Rock Palermo, was the departments pilot, attorney and friend. She died in the 1998 crash of Swissair Flight 111 with her husband, Jonathan Mann, while traveling to a World Health Organization meeting in Geneva. The Untold Story of Roberto Clemente's Plane Crash Litigation The Cessna 182Q then departed again at 5:13 p.m. and crashed 31 minutes later at 5:44 p.m. I just watched Dan Gryder's part III video. According to a co-owner of the airplane, the private pilot had just bought a share of the accident airplane and was in the process of accumulating flight hours for complex and higherformance aircraft endorsements. On January 30, 1993, Don married the love of his life, Nancy Edith Shaddock Clements, at the First United Methodist Church in Lake Charles, LA. Honorary Pallbearers are William Don Clements, William Edward Shaddock, Jr., Stephen Gorham Shaddock, William Edward Shaddock II MD, Brian Ray Jones and William Craig Jones. Observation Facility, Elevation: KLCH,9 ft msl, Distance from Accident Site: 9 Nautical Miles, Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 4 knots / , 200, Latitude, Longitude: 30.009412,-93.330048 (est). They are using COVID as an excuse to be LAZY and not work. If they weren't stuck with tunnel vision grip on full aft yoke, they could have pushed forward and added power to get the tail plane flying again and regained control. 60K views, 69 likes, 95 loves, 363 comments, 164 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from KPLC 7 News: Calcasieu Sheriff holds news conference after deadly plane crash near Hackberry. Controls were likely held full aft all the way to impact. BATON ROUGE - The Tigers win the Podium Challenge in the River Center with a score of 197.700. Distance To/From what? At impact, the remaining two blades cause the crankshaft to shear aft of the propeller flange. Sign up for newsletters emailed to your inbox. It gave a number of details about the circumstances of the flight but did not indicate what caused the crash. Baseball star Roberto Clemente dies in plane crash - HISTORY Yes indeed! Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. These are the ones that really concern me. Unlikely, but it is a possibility. HACKBERRY, La. The Roberto Clemente death conspiracy Nose down attitude would be even more likely that the pilots were fixated on full aft elevator. The NTSB report outlines the final moments the craft was in flight. BATON ROUGE - A man arrested for running Saturday AM Forecast: Today's weather will be near perfect. This one is just tough.". In July of 1973, the National Transportation Safety Board ruled that Clemente's DC-7 was 4,200 pounds overweight, and that it had not been flown in over four months. Palermo was an attorney for the Calcasieu Parish Sheriffs Office, they said. GREENVILLE, S.C. - No. The Tigers beat out No. They introduced their family to the joys of diving. i could tell him to study something, hed come in and hed know more about it than me, he said. Port Allen Pelicans basketball team soaring toward fourth-straight state title, Sample duo leading Scotlandville into playoffs, For help accessing the WBRZ-TV Public File, contact: Joey Verrett at, LSU gymnastics club meet brings tourists to downtown Baton Rouge. This proposed AD would require inspecting the tailcone and horizontal stabilizer for corrosion and cracks and repairing or replacing damaged parts as necessary. An obituary for Rock Palermo can be found HERE. We appreciate everyone's prayers Clements was a financial planner with Global Asset Management. The plane would stall and fall without any elevator input at all. Rock Palermo and Don Clements were killed Tuesday night when the small plane they were in crashed in Cameron Parish. It said the plane was traveling about 4,500 feet above ground as the air speed decreased and began a slow descent. Two bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of a plane that went down near Hackberry Tuesday, KPLC reports. In addition to holding the prestigious Certified Financial Planner certificate, Don held advanced designations in the field of retirement income planning, RICP, and retirement plans, CRPC. The engine was unable to rotate through due to the impact damage. Anyone who cared about the families and somehow detected the blade, would not rest until investigators obtained the blade. Romanian billionaire Dan Petrescu and his family were killed in . Kathryn's Report: Cessna 182Q Skylane II, N4765N: Fatal accident Investigators said there was so much damage it limited how much they could investigate. Cameron Sheriff: Two bodies recovered from plane crash near Hackberry Smoke in the cockpit that turned into a wiring fire behind the panel is a possibility not yet mentioned that might fit the circumstances. According to the How do I know if I have a cold, the flu or COVID-19? HACKBERRY, La. Palermo was an instructor on the flight and Clements was a student. Two of the propeller blades remained attached to the propeller hub and one blade was not recovered." This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. In what way am I misinterpreting my observations?BTW, I'm a low-time private pilot who owned a C172 in the late'90s, and I've also logged about forty hours in a C182. Certified flight instructors who own Plane Simple Flight School learned from Palermo. Rocks friends numbered in the thousands, and the family wishes it could acknowledge everyone who impacted Rocks life. NEW ORLEANS (AP) The pilot who died in a Feb. 2 plane crash in Louisiana had just bought a share in the aircraft, and the other man killed in the crash was his instructor, the National Transportation Safety Board reported Thursday. Would have been found if present at the impact site. My sincere condolences to the families. Then the day of the accident, Clements completed a one-hour flight around 2:30 p.m. in the plane as an insurance policy requirement without any complications. 5 killed in Arkansas plane crash while en route to scene of a fatal CNN Five people who worked for an environmental response consulting firm were killed in a plane crash Wednesday in Little Rock, Arkansas, while on their way to a metal factory explosion site. If so, the wreckage would bear witness to that once the mud is removed. Would not expect a mayday transmission during a rapidly developing problem.Simplest accident viewpoint is that the elevator stayed streamlined behind the horizontal stabilizer during the dive. Perhaps, as a poster mentioned earlier, the trim could be stuck ("runaway") at a nose down attitude for the dive portion of this accident. The 737-800 is a twin-engine, single-aisle plane commonly used for short and medium-haul flights. Watch the 2 Your Health report for Thursday, Watch the 2 Your Health report for Tuesday, Crawfish Tracker: Signs of life (and price drops). Take notice how he said it: "I found it and it's still there." Palermo was a local attorney at Veron, Bice, Palermo & Wilson and was a pilot with the Calcasieu Parish Sheriffs Office. Louisiana authorities had identified the pilot earlier as Richard Don Clements and his instructor as Rock Palermo. No words exist to describe the void that will be left by Rocks absence. When Don wasnt involved in hunting, fishing, and music, he was at home in his beautiful rose garden and vegetable garden, which he nurtured in order to bring fresh roses and vegetables on a regular basis to his beloved wife, Nancy. Palermo was flying a Cessna 182 like one he owned, still parked at a local hangar. Another partial owner of the plane told investigators that the pilot had just bought a share of the aircraft and was accumulating flight hours to get rated for complex and high-performance planes, according to the report. Rock was a respected attorney and member of the Louisiana Bar. Identities released in fatal Hackberry plane crash - KATC That noted, my betting-bux is on 'something else' being 'the root cause' behind this puzzling crash. Because of this, some have theorized that a propeller failure is to blame for this accident.Losing a blade in flight, with the 3-blade, constant speed propeller rotating at 2400-2500 rpm would likely cause a vibration so violent, it could easily render the pilots unconscious and/or damage the airframe/elevator so severely that the airplane would not be controllable.If only we could go through the maintenance records and see when the constant speed propeller was last serviced or overhauled.I'm sure the NTSB will figure it out, but we'll just have to wait. The third blade was recovered at the crash site, just not by the "NTSB" Who ever recovered the airplane did not do a thorough enough job. The plane impacted soft, muddy ground near Hackberry, causing a crater that extended 15 feet deep and covering the majority of the plane. We appreciate everyone's prayers Clements was a financial planner with Global Asset Management. When that happens, if you come out of the botched slow roll, you level out traveling in a direction at an angle of about 50 t0 80 degrees from your original course in the direction opposite of the direction of the attempted roll. But, if it were to happen that fast, it would be likely that they would have smelled exhaust in time to do something about it. A talented photographer, he documented his familys numerous trips and adventures. he always worked hard. Youtube guy Dan Gryder claims to have found the third blade at the crash site. Don Clements Death - Obituary | Accident : Dead-Death has learned the passing of Don Clements who has died in a plane crash that occurred in Hackberry.. Cameron Sheriff: Two bodies recovered from plane crash near Hackberry, LSU WR Malik Nabers arrested in New Orleans; prosecutors refuse to charge with condition, Road closed following fire at Entergy substation, Charges upgraded for suspect arrested in deadly shooting, police say, Health experts, former athletes respond to NCAAs proposal to reduce game time and plays. Rock Palermo and Don Clements were killed in a plane crash near Hackberry, on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. Plane was owned by an aviation company in Sulfur. LSU pitcher Paul Skenes LSU women's basketball beats Georgia 83-66 in SEC Tournament matchup. A celebration of Dons life will be held on Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 3:00 PM at First United Methodist Church located at 812 Kirkman Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601. Authorities are investigating after a jet from Luke Air Force Base crashed near Buckeye north of the White Tank Mountains on Thursday morning, according to Sean Clements, a . Palermo was an attorney for the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office, they said. That person told investigators he was in the back seat during a training flight on Feb. 1, and the man had done well on flight maneuvers. He's blaming the crash on the theory that the three-bladed prop at idle created a flat disc effect that stopped air flow to the elevator and recovery from a stall.I know about a three-bladed prop having a flat disc effect at low throttle from my experience with giant scale model planes. with Cameron Sheriff Don Johnson, KPLC reports that Johnson said the bodies are believed to be Rock Palermo and Richard . His love for the Calcasieu Parish Sheriffs Department enabled him to serve his community as Captain of the Aviation Unit.Rock graduated from LSU Law School in 1992 and from LSU with a bachelors degree in 1987. Is it possible that there was carbon monoxide asphyxiation putting both pilots to sleep? You have permission to edit this article. Nepal air crash: Indian passenger's video caught plane's last moments Flight instructors consider Palermo a friend, mentor and best pilot All rights reserved. The airplane had high sink rate with a relatively flat attitude (nose close to the horizon). Cameron Parish and Calcasieu Parish authorities worked throughout the night investigating the crash, but are turning over the investigation to a Federal Aviation Administration crew out of Baton Rouge and a National Transportation Safety Board team out of Dallas. Probable causes are generally given in final reports, which can take a year or more. Certified flight instructors who own Plane Simple Flight School learned from Palermo. Louisiana authorities had identified the pilot earlier as Richard Don Clements and his instructor as Rock Palermo. The tail plane remained, perhaps, in an out of stall all the way to the ground. The youtube guy's 3rd dramatic video came out but has no photo or any mention about the missing blade. NTSB releases report on deadly plane crash that killed Rock - MSN Palermo was an instructor on the flight and Clements was a student. Copyright 2021 KPLC. The initial impact crater extended about 15 ft deep and contained a majority of the airplane, to include the engine, propeller, fuselage, and empennage.
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