What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot inadvertantly taxiied into two sign posts, damaging both left and right side wing deice boots. Pilot was unfamiliar with Dfw Airport and had requested progressive taxi instructons. Pilot was given taxi instructions to turn right on taxiway j, and hold short of taxiway y. pilot inadvertantly turned onto a vehicle only service road, which lies just before taxiway j. aircraft hit the back of a yield sign with the left wing, and continued down the service vehicle road clipping the right wing with another yield sign, damaging the left and right deice boots.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT INADVERTANTLY TAXIIED INTO TWO SIGN POSTS, DAMAGING BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE WING DEICE BOOTS. PILOT WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH DFW AIRPORT AND HAD REQUESTED PROGRESSIVE TAXI INSTRUCTONS. PILOT WAS GIVEN TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO TURN RIGHT ON TAXIWAY J, AND HOLD SHORT OF TAXIWAY Y. PILOT INADVERTANTLY TURNED ONTO A VEHICLE ONLY SERVICE ROAD, WHICH LIES JUST BEFORE TAXIWAY J. AIRCRAFT HIT THE BACK OF A YIELD SIGN WITH THE LEFT WING, AND CONTINUED DOWN THE SERVICE VEHICLE ROAD CLIPPING THE RIGHT WING WITH ANOTHER YIELD SIGN, DAMAGING THE LEFT AND RIGHT DEICE BOOTS.
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