Tecnam P2010 N258CM

Summary

On 26 June 2025 at about 16:30 local time, a Tecnam P2010 registered N258CM, operated by Kachemak Bay Flying Service Inc, was involved in an accident near Temple, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 June 2025 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Temple, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Draughon-Miller Central Texas (TPL)

Coordinates

31.1651, -97.4143

Aircraft

Tecnam P2010

Registration

N258CM

Category

Airplane

Year built

2020

Engines

1

Operator

Kachemak Bay Flying Service Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN25LA225

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power due to a failed muffler flame tube assembly which resulted in an exhaust blockage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.