What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was parked on the parking ramp west of runway 31L north of the museum of flight. Pilot requested taxi to active runway. After being cleared by ground control the pilot departed the ramp to the north. At this point he did not realize he was on an access road that is parallel to the taxi way. During the taxi on the access road the aircraft hit a yield to aircraft sign with its left wing tip. The pilot realized he was not on the taxi way and contacted ground control for directions. Pilot did not report hitting the sign to ground control. Pilot was directed to make a 180 degree turn and go back to the taxi way. Pilot complied with instructions. Without evaluating his aircraft for damage the pilot continued to the active runway and departed the airport. He landed at tacoma narrows airport where he discovered the wing tip was damaged.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED ON THE PARKING RAMP WEST OF RUNWAY 31L NORTH OF THE MUSEUM OF FLIGHT. PILOT REQUESTED TAXI TO ACTIVE RUNWAY. AFTER BEING CLEARED BY GROUND CONTROL THE PILOT DEPARTED THE RAMP TO THE NORTH. AT THIS POINT HE DID NOT REALIZE HE WAS ON AN ACCESS ROAD THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE TAXI WAY. DURING THE TAXI ON THE ACCESS ROAD THE AIRCRAFT HIT A YIELD TO AIRCRAFT SIGN WITH ITS LEFT WING TIP. THE PILOT REALIZED HE WAS NOT ON THE TAXI WAY AND CONTACTED GROUND CONTROL FOR DIRECTIONS. PILOT DID NOT REPORT HITTING THE SIGN TO GROUND CONTROL. PILOT WAS DIRECTED TO MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN AND GO BACK TO THE TAXI WAY. PILOT COMPLIED WITH INSTRUCTIONS. WITHOUT EVALUATING HIS AIRCRAFT FOR DAMAGE THE PILOT CONTINUED TO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AND DEPARTED THE AIRPORT. HE LANDED AT TACOMA NARROWS AIRPORT WHERE HE DISCOVERED THE WING TIP WAS DAMAGED.
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