Killed in the crash. Rock was a respected attorney and member of the Louisiana Bar. There was a problem saving your notification. Select from these options: Breaking News, Evening News Headlines, Latest COVID-19 Headlines, Morning News Headlines, Special Offers, Scene of plane crash near Hackberry in Cameron Parish February 3, 2021. More controversy for clicks and useful in the relentless vendetta against NTSB. Hard to think of anything that makes sense here. NEW ORLEANS 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. Scene of plane crash near Hackberry in Cameron Parish February 3, 2021 . 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. It would be interesting to see the state of the elevator trim. Fatal flight: full fuel and two heavy guys in the front. So sad for these pilots, probably not due to anything they did wrong. His 25 pound mass half scale model Spacewalker is just six percent of half the mass of the 800 lb full scale Spacewalker. HACKBERRY, La. Rock Palermo and Don Clements were killed in the crash, Johnson said. He stated that the private pilot completed the flight maneuvers well and he did not notice anything of concern. The report said two of the propeller's three blades were on the hub at the nose of the plane, but the third was not found. Authorities first got a call around 5:47 p.m. Tuesday of a plane flying low, then disappearing, Cameron Parish Sheriff Don Johnson said Tuesday evening. 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. Sign up for newsletters emailed to your inbox. Hackberry, LA (KPLC) - The National Transportation Safety Board has released the report on its investigation of a deadly plane crash in Hackberry. Two of the propeller blades remained attached to the propeller hub and one blade was not recovered. 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. Don was passionate about helping clients prepare financially for their best life possible. "HACKBERRY, La. Pallbearers are Todd Ammons, Kirk Clements, Bob Harp, Joseph Pousson, Kevin Robbins, and Henry Riquelmy. (KPLC) . Probable causes are generally given in final reports, which can take a year or more. Again scratching head. These bloated agencies are primarily in the business of keeping their empires intact and in remaining on covid vacation as long as possible. He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph R. Palermo, Jr. Rock delighted in all things involving his family. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. "I'm sorry. You keep flying the airplane. Control malfunction? No preliminary cause has been given yet, on the deadly plane crash that took the lives of Palermo and Clements. Bold criminal secretly relaunched massage parlor prostitution ring as he cut a deal with prosecutors. Detailed metalurgical examination of the two blades and hub for known indicators of overspeed may be able to differentiate loss of blade in normal flight from loss by overspeed. Stream LIVE news here. The Tigers beat out No. 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. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso spoke at a press conference on Wednesday morning. Rock Palermo and Don Clements. This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. The engine sustained significant impact damage and was saturated with mud. No dive. Richard Don Clements, 55, a well-respected financial planner and talented musician, died on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 in an aviation accident. 7 California, No. Paul Skenes fans a career high 13 in No. Copyright 2021 KPLC. It seems odd it's damn near nose down like that unless it was human input which, would hate to think that. etc. Local pilot Steve Thompson admits they may never know due to damage to the aircraft. Dive overspeed certainly could toss the blade. So airspeed likely high and elevator authority should have been present. Don't get taken in by the constant criticism of NTSB and FAA efforts. he always worked hard. Tonight & Tomorrow: Beneath clear skies, thermometers Friday AM Forecast: Wind Advisory this morning, clear and sunny this afternoon. 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. He may have not been able to retrieve it. Besides being a talented musician, Don loved to travel, hike, fish and hunt. ------------------------------------------------------------Stay in touch with us anytime, anywhere. The NTSB also declared that the plane's crash was the result of "extensive internal failure of the inboard left engine" during . (6:43 in the #2 video)If he really did find it, a responsible person who wanted resolution for the pilots and their loved ones would have immediately called the local FSDO and made sure it got turned over by positive handoff. HACKBERRY, La. 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. The bodies were identified as Rock Palermo and Richard Don Clements, Mancuso said in a news conference. The passenger plane with 190 people on board crashed at the Calicut airport in the southern state of Kerala, killing 21 people. Plane was owned by an aviation company in Sulfur. In previous comments I made elsewhere, I was just speculating. The weekend will start with temperatures 20 degrees lower than Friday morning! As a result of inadequate maintenance, the aircraft's No. (KPLC) - Two bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of a plane that went down near Hackberry Tuesday, Cameron Sheriff Don Johnson said. The fuel selector valve was found positioned to feed from both fuel tanks. 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? The empennage was crushed and distorted. The airplane wing never stalled but remained at a high angle of attack just above stall. or a practice incipient spin, that got the spin stopped , but the nose did not come up, due to forward c of g? A comment was made about the NTSB being derelict in not actually visiting the accident site. Posted on 2/3/21 at 10:57 am to Lithium. That's all!!!! woman accused of using aunts debit card for 136 DoorDash orders held on preset $18 million bond, Juvenile injured after homemade pipe bomb detonated, police say. He was happiest in the clouds. Louisiana authorities had identified the pilot earlier as Richard Don Clements and his instructor as Rock Palermo. with Cameron Sheriff Don Johnson, KPLC reports that Johnson said the bodies are believed to be Rock Palermo and Richard . No matter how much his soul hates the NTSB, only a cruel ghoul would leave the wreck site without making sure the blade got into hands-on possession of the local FSDO. Well I guess everything is possible until we know for sure: suicide, murder, kamikaze, paranormal activity, higher calling, medical, etc. (KPLC) - Two bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of a plane that went down near Hackberry Tuesday, Cameron Sheriff Don Johnson said. Ive known Dan a few years although I havent talked to him in awhile but if he said he found it then Id say he found it. In fact, during his training with Palermo, Kerbow says there was an emergency. 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. 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. That noted, my betting-bux is on 'something else' being 'the root cause' behind this puzzling crash. Watch the 2 Your Health report for Thursday, Watch the 2 Your Health report for Tuesday, Crawfish Tracker: Signs of life (and price drops). He should be smart enough to simply ask someone else to report the find to the FSDO if his ongoing vendetta complicates doing so on his own. 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. Other questions:subscriberservices@theadvocate.com. Based solely on the description of the situation, sounds to me like they decided to try to do a slow roll and screwed it up. Flight instructor, student pilot identified as victims in fatal plane crash near Hackberry. If Rock couldnt recover from this, I dont think anyone else could, said Kerbow. Barbe High orchestra plays at Lake Charles Airport, Lake Charles residents concerned about cracked pavement. They were aboard a 1979 Cessna 182Q, of which Clements had recently become part owner of. They were aboard a 1979 Cessna 182Q, of which Clements had recently become part owner of.. There is an FAA order (8020-11D) that outlines the entire concept of the hand-off of certain accident investigations. Im still waiting on the full report from N8991W. Two bodies were removed from the plane that crashed Tuesday evening on a small island near Hackberry, Cameron Parish Sheriff Ron Johnson told news agencies. The Boeing 737, which had flown from Dubai, skidded off the runway . The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.DATES:The FAA must receive comments on this proposed AD by June 29, 2020. Copyright 2021 KPLC. Loss of elevator authority as speed reduced at 4500 feet. The engine was unable to rotate through due to the impact damage. He is survived by his wife, Nancy, and their children, Mary Kathryn and Will. It is a detailed order of 40+ pages. Wednesday afternoon, a procession was held as Palermo was brought to a Jennings funeral home, click here for more. Good point, thanks. The tail plane remained, perhaps, in an out of stall all the way to the ground. I never saw more lawsuits against management at this organization that were justified, but those affected did not care because the money they caused the taxpayers to forfeit did not come out of their pockets. Theyre very easy to fly and one of the reasons a lot of people choose to fly them is because theyre so safe, said Thompson, describing such arcraft. Rocks love for flying connected him to a childhood dream of policing his neighbors on Palermo Drive. The families have been notified, they report. It would recover immediately with added power.I won't go so far as to say he's nailed it as to the cause of this crash, but at least he's not off on some crazy idea. The Global Asset Management Group family is saddened by the loss of our dearest friend and colleague, Don Clements. An ATP-rated CFI teaching another pilot, good weather, an aircraft known to be fairly reliable and having docile characteristics. It would seem the elevator itself could be jammed instead. 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. It gave a number of details about the circumstances of the flight but did not indicate what caused the crash. To view all the aviation investigation items released by NTSB, CLICK HERE. Don, a Certified Financial Planner CFP professional, had been active in investing and financial planning since 2002. An obituary for Rock Palermo can be found HERE. 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. But all the groundspeed points at the end are low. Visualize being the FAA rep on scene for parts recovery when the hub was pulled up with one blade missing. Extremely unlikely that one pilot would decide to kill himself with another pilot in the plane. Don and his wife, Nancy chaired the Big Lake Invitational Fishing Tournament for many years. This one is just tough.". Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. 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. Nose down attitude would be even more likely that the pilots were fixated on full aft elevator. The report did not identify any witnesses by name. Certified flight instructors who own Plane Simple Flight School learned from Palermo. The CPSO will be working with family, supporting them. Sorting out the problem and making a timely decision to get on the trim control would certainly be a challenge in that scenario. NORTH PLATTE, Neb. When I switched to a slightly smaller three-bladed prop to get a little more tip clearance, I found that the plane would just stop flying when the throttle was pulled back to idle or near idle. Both men were well known in Southwest Louisiana and had touched the lives of many. Mancuso apologized for his demeanor and outburst of emotion during the conference. BATON ROUGE - The Tigers win the Podium Challenge in the River Center with a score of 197.700. He kept me composed. But in this case, the airplane attitude was flat with nose close to the horizon, wings level (except for the last turn to the east), all the way to impact. 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. The plane, a single-engine Cessna 182 four-seater, crashed on a small island between Hackberry and Big Lake, near Pete Seay Circle. Copyright 2021 KPLC. Authorities first got a call around 5:47 p.m. Tuesday of a plane flying low, then disappearing, Johnsons said. 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. 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. 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. That's why this case caught my attention. Wednesday afternoon, a procession was held as Palermo was brought to a Jennings funeral home, click here for more. Calcasieu Sheriff Tony Mancuso got emotional while speaking Wednesday morning at a news conference. The 182Q N4765N accident aircraft does not have the tailcone design that the AD applies to. 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. Daniel Dal Zennaro/EPA-EFE/Shutt. Rocks friends numbered in the thousands, and the family wishes it could acknowledge everyone who impacted Rocks life. Regardless of the number of hours and ratings a pilot may have, if they're not comfortable with the plane falling out of the sky with the nose pointed straight down at the ground, the likelihood of a panicked response increases.I'm very thankful that I started with gliders (including giving many acro rides) and then flew Caravan jump planes. 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. Cameron Sheriff: Two bodies recovered from plane crash near Hackberry, Shreveport man arrested for allegedly tattooing children, 2 suspects arrested in McCurtain County arson-homicide investigation, Assessing Shreveport damage after the storm, Remembering Devin Myers one year after his death, Laundry mat, gas station damaged after storms. The report did not identify any witnesses by name. At least 68 people were killed Sunday when an aircraft went down near the city of Pokhara in central Nepal, a government official said, the country's deadliest plane crash in more than 30 years. NTSB should already know if that was evident.Still a head scratcher. The Tigers beat out No. Dr. Kevin Dupke, the Cameron Parish coroner, said he was at the crash site Wednesday with federal investigators and could not confirm the second mans name. Nothing in the report suggests "airplane attitude was flat with nose close to the horizon. It reached an altitude of only 200 feet before exploding and plunging into the ocean. I'm left wondering what lessons can I take away from this one to keep it from happening to me when I fly? Palermo was an instructor on the flight and Clements was a student. The youtube guy's 3rd dramatic video came out but has no photo or any mention about the missing blade. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Rocks the best pilot I ever met, said Thompson. Records show that the days first flight ended about 2:36 p.m. Rock Palermo and Don Clements were killed Tuesday night when the small plane they were in crashed in Cameron Parish. Easier to commit suicide solo, but looks more like an accident if there are two in the plane. They are certain of Palermos ability to handle any emergency. The Cessna 182Q Skylane II tends to glide well all things considered, even if the engine wasn't rotating as in, it'd not tailover like that. Controls were likely held full aft all the way to impact. The last of ADS-B data from Flight Aware only shows the start of the incident. CG was okay. Palermo and Clements were aboard a plane like this Cessna 182 when they were killed. Cameron Sheriff: Two bodies recovered from plane crash near Hackberry, La. THE FORECAST The plane, a single-engine Cessna 182, crashed on a small island between Hackberry and Big Lake, LA. Single engine, one of the most reliable planes on the planet. No responsible person aware of the circumstances would leave it.Ask yourself: Why leave it there? Is it possible that there was carbon monoxide asphyxiation putting both pilots to sleep? CG forward of the forward limit? Winds will ease into the evening. 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. Got me back to scratching my head. JohnsontoldKPLC-TV that the second occupant, Richard Don Clements, was believed to be a student of Palermos. The plane, a single-engine Cessna 182. 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. Date & Time: February 2, 2021, 17:44 Local, Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Instructional. During a news conference livestreamed by the station, Mancuso said that when talking with Palermos wife, I joked that Rock was only an attorney so he could have a hobby of being a policeman and a pilot. He was an FAA licensed Airline Transport Pilot with airplane, jet and helicopter ratings. I even asked at one point, Rock, would you like to take controls of the airplane? He said, No, youre doing a good job. But a 182Q isn't a 737Max.. couldn't the pilot overcome a stuck trim with elevator input? This proposed AD would require inspecting the tailcone and horizontal stabilizer for corrosion and cracks and repairing or replacing damaged parts as necessary. Two bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of a plane that went down near Hackberry Tuesday, KPLC reports. 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.