Tecnam P2010 TDI
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
The P2010 TDI is the diesel version of Tecnam's four-seat high-wing single, fitted with a 170 hp Continental CD-170 that runs on Jet-A and burns about six and a half gallons an hour — roughly half what a comparable avgas aircraft uses for the same 136 knots, and with 900 nautical miles of range.
The economics are the argument, and for a flight school or a high-utilisation owner they are compelling, particularly outside North America where avgas is expensive or unavailable. The counterargument is the engine programme. The Continental diesel is replaced at its time between replacement rather than overhauled, and the gearbox is separately life-limited, which turns the engine reserve into a fixed hourly cost rather than a distant lump sum. That is more predictable and harder to defer. Composite fuselage repair needs a shop familiar with the airframe.
Variants of the Tecnam P2010
- P2010 · 2013 · 84 active
- P2010 TDI · 2019 · 53 active · this page
Also consider
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- Maule Air M-7-235CScore 21.2/50 · 4 seats · 130 kt
- North American Aviation NavionScore 20.8/50 · 4 seats · 135 kt
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What it is
| Seats | 4 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | 1 |
| Engine | Continental CD-170 (Jet-A piston diesel) |
| Horsepower | 170 hp |
| Fuel | JetA |
| Certification basis | FAR23 |
| Production start | 2019 |
| Production end | current |
| Endorsements required | — |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 136 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 900 nm |
| Service ceiling | 15,000 ft |
| Climb rate | 650 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 47 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | 1,500 ft |
| Landing over 50 ft | 1,350 ft |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 4 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 905 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 483 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 2,712 lb |
| Empty weight | 1,807 lb |
| Usable fuel | 63 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 6.5 gal/h |
Estimated cost to own
An estimate, not a quote. Change the inputs to match how you would fly it. Defaults are for a single-engine piston, 3–4 seats.
| Fuel (burn × price) | hourly | $50/h | $4,979/yr |
| Engine reserve (overhaul ÷ TBO) | hourly | $3,929/yr | |
| Maintenance reserve | hourly | $2,000/yr | |
| Insurance | fixed | $2,000/yr | |
| Annual inspection | fixed | $1,800/yr | |
| Hangar | fixed | $6,000/yr | |
| Rental rate, wet | for comparison |
How these estimates are built. Fuel = this model's typical burn x the national average price from AirNav's Fuel Price Report (100LL $7.41, Jet A $7.66 per gallon, 5 Oct 2026; your airport may differ by $2 or more). Engine reserve = typical overhaul cost / TBO for this engine. The remaining lines are class-level defaults, not quotes for this aircraft: annual inspection is the base inspection fee (findings are counted in the per-hour maintenance line); insurance assumes an instrument-rated owner with time in type and a $1M liability limit - less experienced pilots commonly pay 1.5-2x; hangar and tie-down are national mid-tier figures, with rural and metro options; the rental rate is a 2026 flight-school rate for a comparable aircraft, including fuel. Twin and turboprop maintenance defaults are estimates, not published figures. Sources: AirNav, BWI Aviation Insurance (2019-2026), Flying (May 2026), Savvy Aviation, American Flight Schools, published airport rate sheets. Every default is editable - change any number to match your situation. Depreciation, taxes, financing and major upgrades are not included. Depreciation is not included. An estimate, not a quote.
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $490,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $621,053 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 2,100 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $70,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $95,000 |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 56 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 53 |
| Median year built | 2023.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 0 · thin base (low)1 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 0 · thin base (low)2 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 34 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 64.15 · thin base (low)3 |
| Airworthiness directives | 2 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 2 |
| Rate confidence | low |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 53 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 53 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 53 active.
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | —1 |
| Severity | —2 |
| Access | —3 |
| Support | 3.2 of 104 |
| Liquidity | 10 of 105 |
- Accident record: class median 32.28 · 204 models in class.
- Severity: class median 12.5.
- Access: class median 775.
- Support: class median 148.
- Liquidity: class median 19.9.
- Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories. When accident record and severity cannot be scored because the model has too few records, the other three give a partial score out of 30, labelled as such; it is never set against a full score.
Data as of: FAA registry Sep 28 · NTSB Oct 2 · ADs Oct 6 · scores Sep 30