Probable cause
The loss of engine power due to a failed muffler flame tube assembly which resulted in an exhaust blockage.
NTSB analysis
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.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN25LA225 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jun 26, 2025
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Temple, Texas
- Nearest airport
- Draughon-Miller Central Texas (TPL)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Tecnam P2010
- N-number
- N258CM
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2020
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.