Prior to his career as a Financial Advisor, Don worked as a trader in the energy business, and as a CPA in a public accounting firm. Got me back to scratching my head. (KPLC) - Two bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of a plane that went down near Hackberry Tuesday, Cameron Sheriff Don Johnson said. HACKBERRY, La. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you make a charitable donation to The St. Nicholas Center for Children in Lake Charles, LA (www.stnickcenter.org) or Concerns of Police Survivors (www.concernsofpolicesurvivors.org). 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. LSU pitcher Paul Skenes LSU women's basketball beats Georgia 83-66 in SEC Tournament matchup. yeah these are the crashes that really bother me --the unknown cause ones .That's when I consider --should I really be flying planes ? 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(KPLC) -The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the deadly crash that claimed the life of two well known citizens in our area. @ http://kirtlandflightcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/C182-POH.pdf notes that "Prompt lowering of the nose to maintain airspeed and establish a glide attitude is the first response to an engine failure" and a Figure indicating at a 'speed 70 kias, prop windmilling, flaps up, zero wind" the ideal glide distance from 4,000 AGL to ground is 6 miles." 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. BATON ROUGE - One week into Lent and the crawfish market is seeing one of its first significant drops of the season. They say Palermo sometimes helped out at their school, Plane Simple Flight School. Again scratching head. This is the type of crash that likely catches LOTS of self-aware pilots' attentionInre your (Winchman's) observation/question noted in the 1st paragraph, writing as a (never-used-for-income) aerospace-engineering-degreed, ~2600-hr glider-only pilot who also 'messed around w. RC gliders', one 'obvious difference' between RC power planes and full-sized ones is what I'll call 'prop-disc-area/mass ratio' differences, with the RC 'ratio' being considerably higher than that for man-carrying (182) equivalents. That's why this case caught my attention. The initial impact crater extended about 15 ft deep and contained a majority of the airplane, to include the engine, propeller, fuselage, and empennage. The airplane impacted soft ground on an island about 1.5 nautical miles northeast of Hackberry. The families have been notified, the sheriff said. Easier to commit suicide solo, but looks more like an accident if there are two in the plane. Shortly after stopping at Felts Field to refuel, his Piper Malibu Mirage crashed north of East Sprague. A high-speed, vertical power dive could overspeed the prop, possibly causing something to let go. Good point, thanks. Unlikely, but it is a possibility. Smoke billows after a small touring plane crashed over the San Donato Milanese district in Milan. It gave a number of details about the circumstances of the flight but did not indicate what caused the crash. He is survived by his wife, Nancy, and their children, Mary Kathryn and Will. The impact crater is 15 feet deep and wings were crushed aft to the rear wing spar.Can't crush wings rearward like that or crater that deep coming in level. An obituary for Rock Palermo can be found HERE. The airplane departed from Southland Field Airport (UXL), Sulphur, Louisiana, about 1326 and terminated about 1436. End of the "report" will read, aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances. AGENCY:Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.ACTION:Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).SUMMARY:The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Textron Aviation Inc. (Textron) Models 180, 180A, 180B, 180C, 180D, 180E, 180F, 180G, 180H, 180J, 180K, 182, 182A, 182B, 182C, 182D, 185, 185A, 185B, 185C, 185D, 185E, A185E, and A185F airplanes. He was simultaneously their biggest cheerleader and real life superhero. (AP) A pilot and a passenger in a small airplane were killed when the plane crashed in a rural area near North Platte in central Nebraska, officials said. Probable causes are generally given in final reports, which can take a year or more. The report did not identify any witnesses by name. Forward CG would make the scenario begin as you describe, but airspeed increase in a dive from 4500 restores elevator authority with plenty of altitude remaining. Im not saying thats what happened, just a theory and my original gut feeling of what might have happened, but it is a theory that seems consistent with the facts. 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. The families have been notified, they report. All rights reserved. He enjoyed every minute spent with them, from discussing politics and world travel with Rachel to attending Ryans baseball games to listening to Sarah play guitar and speak the Spanish language. Louisiana authorities had identified the pilot earlier as Richard Don Clements and his instructor as Rock Palermo. The Tigers beat out No. This is the perfect weekend to get outdoors! 6. As expected, he didn't find it, just a lie told for clicks. Besides being a talented musician, Don loved to travel, hike, fish and hunt. @Trimble - No CFI would roll or allow his student to roll a 182.Your first paragraph seems to be describing a loop, not a roll. 1 LSU's big win over Butler. 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. Palermo was a local attorney at Veron, Bice, Palermo & Wilson and was a pilot with the Calcasieu Parish Sheriffs Office. Forget previous post where I stated "slow airspeed". Hackberry, LA (KPLC) - The National Transportation Safety Board has released the report on its investigation of a deadly plane crash in Hackberry. Watch the 2 Your Health report for Thursday, Watch the 2 Your Health report for Tuesday, Crawfish Tracker: Signs of life (and price drops). To day & Tonight : The Temperatures across the Friday PM Forecast: starting weekend cooler then trending warmer. or a practice incipient spin, that got the spin stopped , but the nose did not come up, due to forward c of g? 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. 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. You can be sure that he did NOT find the blade, because he says he left it there. Copyright 2021 KPLC. Youll never convince me other than it was a catastrophic failure of the aircraft because Rock knew exactly what to do, said Thompson. Copyright 2021 KPLC. File photo of police lights (iStockPhoto). They were aboard a 1979 Cessna 182Q, of which Clements had recently become part owner of. At the time of his death, Don was a partner in the Global Asset Management Group (Raymond James) in Lake Charles, LA. Palermo was also a local attorney at Veron, Bice, Palermo & Wilson. The 182Q N4765N accident aircraft does not have the tailcone design that the AD applies to. 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. That noted, my betting-bux is on 'something else' being 'the root cause' behind this puzzling crash. He was a member of the Civil Air Patrol, the United States Air Force Auxiliary, and held the rank of Colonel. 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. The crankshaft sheared aft of the propeller flange. The Global Asset Management Group family is saddened by the loss of our dearest friend and colleague, Don Clements. Spokane police video captures emergency response to Michael Clements' crash. 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. Barbe High orchestra plays at Lake Charles Airport, Lake Charles residents concerned about cracked pavement. Provided by Lake Charles KPLC Rock Palermo and Don Clements were killed in a plane crash near Hackberry, on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. If so, the wreckage would bear witness to that once the mud is removed. Certified flight instructors who own Plane Simple Flight School learned from Palermo. Carbon Monoxide poisoning possibly? The airplane reached about 4,500 ft above ground level (agl), as the airspeed decreased. According to the How do I know if I have a cold, the flu or COVID-19? A Federal Aviation Administration crew out of Baton Rouge and a National Transportation Safety Board team out of Dallas are to investigate the crash, KPLC-TV reported. GREENVILLE, S.C. - No. 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. Palermo and Clements were aboard a plane like this Cessna 182 when they were killed. 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.. Investigators said there was so much damage it limited how much they could investigate. The engine was unable to rotate through due to the impact damage. 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. They are certain of Palermos ability to handle any emergency. 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. The plane impacted soft, muddy ground near Hackberry, causing a crater that extended 15 feet deep and covering the majority of the plane. Clemente's plane was allegedly "unfit" to fly. Rock touched many, many people and this is about as tough a loss as you can get for this office and this community, Mancuso said. Many parts and pieces were left behind at the crash site, including the third blade!! LSU pitcher Paul Skenes LSU women's basketball beats Georgia 83-66 in SEC Tournament matchup. Investigating accidents and making cogent, helpful recommendations is the NTSB's job. Stony Plain pilot Michael Clements has died following a plane crash in Spokane, Washington, reports a . 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. During training, broker was in the back seat with the two in the front. He is survived by his wife, Nancy, and their children, Mary Kathryn and Will. It reached an altitude of only 200 feet before exploding and plunging into the ocean. etc. Could forward CG tail stall and slow airspeed be maintained (full aft elevator, lack of elevator authority) all the way to the ground with nose down? In the last 12 seconds of recorded data, the airplane made a right turn and had descended about 3,200 ft. This is certainly one of the most mysterious 182 crashes in recent history. You keep flying the airplane. The following individuals will serve as pallbearers: Jay Bice, Kevin Derousselle, John Emerson, Ellis Hassien, Tony Mancuso, Rob Parrish, Poncho Seaford, and Matt Vezinot. 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.