What happened
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The airman landed on runway 15 and cleared at the end of the runway. After crossing runway 6/24 on taxiway charlie, the airman was instructed by ATC to follow a Piper navajo via taxi way echo-hotel then "via the back road" to the post office. The reason for the lengthy taxi was to avoid using runway 15, which was active at the time.
The airman proceeded north of the airfield on the non-movment area. After the navajo pulled off to park at a hangar, there is a split in the taxiway. The airman did not see the stop sign on the ground showing an access road because of the nose of the aircraft. The airman began taxiing on the access road because he knew he would have to request permission from ATC to taxi on the run-up area adjacent to runway 24. Based on ATC instructions, he assumed the access road was "the back road".
Approximately half way down the access road, the airman claimed his "head was on a swivel" trying not to taxi on the grass to his right or hit the fence to his left. The airman made contact with the fence causing damage to the aircraft's left wing tip.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRMAN LANDED ON RUNWAY 15 AND CLEARED AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER CROSSING RUNWAY 6/24 ON TAXIWAY CHARLIE, THE AIRMAN WAS INSTRUCTED BY ATC TO FOLLOW A PIPER NAVAJO VIA TAXI WAY ECHO-HOTEL THEN "VIA THE BACK ROAD" TO THE POST OFFICE. THE REASON FOR THE LENGTHY TAXI WAS TO AVOID USING RUNWAY 15, WHICH WAS ACTIVE AT THE TIME.
THE AIRMAN PROCEEDED NORTH OF THE AIRFIELD ON THE NON-MOVMENT AREA. AFTER THE NAVAJO PULLED OFF TO PARK AT A HANGAR, THERE IS A SPLIT IN THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRMAN DID NOT SEE THE STOP SIGN ON THE GROUND SHOWING AN ACCESS ROAD BECAUSE OF THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRMAN BEGAN TAXIING ON THE ACCESS ROAD BECAUSE HE KNEW HE WOULD HAVE TO REQUEST PERMISSION FROM ATC TO TAXI ON THE RUN-UP AREA ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 24. BASED ON ATC INSTRUCTIONS, HE ASSUMED THE ACCESS ROAD WAS "THE BACK ROAD".
APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY DOWN THE ACCESS ROAD, THE AIRMAN CLAIMED HIS "HEAD WAS ON A SWIVEL" TRYING NOT TO TAXI ON THE GRASS TO HIS RIGHT OR HIT THE FENCE TO HIS LEFT. THE AIRMAN MADE CONTACT WITH THE FENCE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING TIP.
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