What happened
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Narrative: on October 12, 1995, at 0941 local time, a Cessna 401 owned by air time aviation of houston, Texas, made an emergency landing at Kelly air force base, San Antonio, TX. The pilot, Mr. Gregory m. obert, the holder of an airline transport pilot (ATP) certificate, was on a pleasure flight from laredo, Texas to waco, Texas when the left engine began to vibrate and quit. The engine was restarted and run at reduced power in an attempt to reach San Antonio, Texas. The engine began to vibrate severely and lost all oil pressure. The engine was shut down and the aircraft landed without further incident. The aircraft was not damaged and there were no injuries to the lone occupant. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and there was no flight plan filed. Initial investigation revealed a connecting rod failure and malfunction or defect report will be filed. This office considers this incident closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 12, 1995, AT 0941 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 401 OWNED BY AIR TIME AVIATION OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT KELLY AIR FORCE BASE, SAN ANTONIO, TX. THE PILOT, MR. GREGORY M. OBERT, THE HOLDER OF AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT (ATP) CERTIFICATE, WAS ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM LAREDO, TEXAS TO WACO, TEXAS WHEN THE LEFT ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND QUIT. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND RUN AT REDUCED POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO REACH SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE SEVERELY AND LOST ALL OIL PRESSURE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE LONE OCCUPANT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALED A CONNECTING ROD FAILURE AND MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT WILL BE FILED. THIS OFFICE CONSIDERS THIS INCIDENT CLOSED.
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