What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
An MQ-9 drone belonging to the USAF was involved in an accident at kvcv while be operated by a private company, I3, on 01/18/2023. The aircraft was cleared for take off on runway 17 at kvcv during day VFR conditions with calm winds reported. At some point during departure the aircraft departed to the left (east) side of the runway, sustained damage to its landing gear, prop struck the ground, collapsed into ungroomed earth, and caught fire. The propeller departed the aircraft, the landing gear collapsed, and the nose wheel appeared to have been torn from the aircraft, along with a nose optical sensor assembly. The empennage and engine caught fire and were mostly destroyed before fire crews put out the blaze. Airport personnel discovered that while the aircraft was exiting runway 17, it struck and destroyed a runway edge light. Air traffic controllers working the aircraft stated that they believed the aircraft operators had lost communication with the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
AN MQ-9 DRONE BELONGING TO THE USAF WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT KVCV WHILE BE OPERATED BY A PRIVATE COMPANY, I3, ON 01/18/2023. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 17 AT KVCV DURING DAY VFR CONDITIONS WITH CALM WINDS REPORTED. AT SOME POINT DURING DEPARTURE THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TO THE LEFT (EAST) SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO ITS LANDING GEAR, PROP STRUCK THE GROUND, COLLAPSED INTO UNGROOMED EARTH, AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE PROPELLER DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT, THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE NOSE WHEEL APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT, ALONG WITH A NOSE OPTICAL SENSOR ASSEMBLY. THE EMPENNAGE AND ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AND WERE MOSTLY DESTROYED BEFORE FIRE CREWS PUT OUT THE BLAZE. AIRPORT PERSONNEL DISCOVERED THAT WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXITING RUNWAY 17, IT STRUCK AND DESTROYED A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS WORKING THE AIRCRAFT STATED THAT THEY BELIEVED THE AIRCRAFT OPERATORS HAD LOST COMMUNICATION WITH THE AIRCRAFT.