# NTSB Accident ERA19LA131
> **Cessna 182** · 2019-03-13 · Brevard, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA19LA131
- **Event ID:** 20190313X90152
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-03-13
- **Location:** Brevard, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.269721, -82.643608
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182
- **Registration:** N8905X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The mechanic's failure to notice that the left front seat left front roller housing disengaged from the seat rail during recent maintenance, and the pilot's failure to detect the disengaged roller housing during the preflight inspection, which resulted in the seat sliding backward during takeoff and a subsequent loss of airplane directional control.

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