What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N4385W was attempting to land at I74 (Urbana Grimes Field) on runway 20. After touchdown, the aircraft veered left off the runway striking a runway sign with the left wing leading edge, and 3 taxi lights with the underside of the fuselage. The aircraft came to rest in the grass beyond the first taxiway. The pilot stated the following: "after touchdown on all 3 wheels I applied brakes lightly and heard the tires squealling, the plane began to veer to the left. I assumed the left brake was locked up and I released both brakes, but squealling continued and I realized I was going off runway so I braked hard on both brakes and tried to avoid hitting objects with nose wheel or fuselage."
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N4385W WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT I74 (URBANA GRIMES FIELD) ON RUNWAY 20. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY STRIKING A RUNWAY SIGN WITH THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, AND 3 TAXI LIGHTS WITH THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS BEYOND THE FIRST TAXIWAY. THE PILOT STATED THE FOLLOWING: "AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON ALL 3 WHEELS I APPLIED BRAKES LIGHTLY AND HEARD THE TIRES SQUEALLING, THE PLANE BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT. I ASSUMED THE LEFT BRAKE WAS LOCKED UP AND I RELEASED BOTH BRAKES, BUT SQUEALLING CONTINUED AND I REALIZED I WAS GOING OFF RUNWAY SO I BRAKED HARD ON BOTH BRAKES AND TRIED TO AVOID HITTING OBJECTS WITH NOSE WHEEL OR FUSELAGE."
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