Tecnam P2010 accident near Temple, Texas, June 26, 2025
On June 26, 2025 at about 4:30 pm local time, a 2020 Tecnam P2010, registered N258CM, was substantially damaged in an accident during approach (VFR pattern downwind) near Temple, Texas (Draughon-Miller Central Texas airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The loss of engine power due to a failed muffler flame tube assembly which resulted in an exhaust blockage.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 26, 2025 · about 4:30 pm local time
- Place
- Temple, Texas · Draughon-Miller Central Texas · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Tecnam P2010, built 2020
- Registration
- N258CM · registry record · serial 118/US
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
According to the flight instructor, while on final approach to the runway the engine experienced a loss of power, and he executed a forced landing to a wooded area near the airport perimeter. The airplane impacted trees which resulted in substantial damage to both wings, the fuselage, and the stabilator. Postaccident examination of the airplane’s exhaust system revealed that a steel baffle of the muffler flame tube assembly had failed and blocked at least 95% of the single exhaust outlet port (tailpipe). Deformation damage was noted to the remaining flame tube and the steel baffle which indicated that the failure had been present for an unknown period of time before eventually blocking the exhaust path. There were no other mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of engine power (total) during approach (VFR pattern downwind) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft power plant › Engine exhaust › (general) › Fatigue/wear/corrosion
- Aircraft › Aircraft power plant › Engine exhaust › (general) › Failure
Flight instructor
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 473.5 hours in all; 160.8 in this make and model; 131.5 in the last 90 days; 47.2 in the last 30 days; 407.6 as pilot in command; 148.6 on instruments
- Last flight review: January 12, 2025
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,224 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, June 18, 2025; 4 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,557 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming Engines IO-390-C3B6 (piston); 1,224 hours total
- Operator: Kachemak Bay Flying Service INC
The flight
- Runway 16, 7,000 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 170° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: a few clouds at 2,500 ft
- Temperature: 88°F (31°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 30.07 inHg
- Observation at 11:51 am from KTPL, 1 miles away
Weather report (METAR): KTPL 261651Z AUTO 17010KT 10SM FEW025 31/22 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP172 T03110222 $
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 2 |
Photographs from the investigation 5 pictures from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
Photograph 1 – Side view of airplane
Photograph 2 – Rear view of airplane
Photograph 3 – Engine exhaust blockage as found (NTSB Photo)
Photograph 4 – Steel baffle plate removed from tailpipe (NTSB Photo)
Photograph 5 – Accident airplane muffler (NTSB Photo)The NTSB's photographs with the NTSB's captions, at screen size. Open a picture to see it full size or to report one that should not be shown.
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
8 documents, released by the NTSB on July 16, 2026. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 10 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Examination Summary | PDF, 6 pages | View Download |
| 3 | Investigation Photographs | PDF, 6 pages · our copy | View Download |
| 4 | Release of Aircraft Wreckage, NTSB Form 6120.15 | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 5 | Statement of Party Representatives to NTSB Investigation | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 6 | Tecnam Service Bulletin 937-CS | PDF, 5 pages | View Download |
| 7 | FAA Airworthiness Directive 2026-07-05 | PDF, 8 pages | View Download |
| 8 | EASA Airworthiness Directive 2026-0023 | PDF, 3 pages | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
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