SR22 pilot reports turning on to a vehicle road at dfw after receiving clearance to taxi from spot 1...

Narrative:

As we taxied out of the GA ramp at dfw we exited spot 1 with instructions to taxi to taxi juliet to echo foxtrot to 17C. Our maps showed a different taxiway and we thought juliet was off of our left and began the turn. The road in which we turned on was not clearly marked from that direction and we were unaware of our mistake until we were already to far down the road to make the turn back around. We tried making the turn but were unable and stuck our right main wheel in the grass. Airport personnel came to assist the situation and had us pulled out and turned around quickly. I believe just putting a sign next to the road stating that it is a road and not a taxiway will do a great deal as I have heard that I was not the first nor the last person to make this mistake. The road markings were intact and look pretty good but a sign or another distinguishing mark leading to taxiway juliet would be a great help to the next guy.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SR22 pilot reports turning on to a vehicle road at DFW after receiving clearance to taxi from spot 1 Juliet. Help from airport personnel is required to turn the aircraft around.

Narrative: As we taxied out of the GA ramp at DFW we exited Spot 1 with instructions to taxi to Taxi Juliet to Echo Foxtrot to 17C. Our maps showed a different taxiway and we thought Juliet was off of our left and began the turn. The road in which we turned on was not clearly marked from that direction and we were unaware of our mistake until we were already to far down the road to make the turn back around. We tried making the turn but were unable and stuck our right main wheel in the grass. Airport personnel came to assist the situation and had us pulled out and turned around quickly. I believe just putting a sign next to the road stating that it is a road and not a Taxiway will do a great deal as I have heard that I was not the first nor the last person to make this mistake. The road markings were intact and look pretty good but a sign or another distinguishing mark leading to Taxiway Juliet would be a great help to the next guy.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Attributes
ACN	1087995
Time
Date	201305
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	DFW.Airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	SR22
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 3000 Flight Crew Type 35
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Excursion Taxiway

SR22 pilot reports turning on to a vehicle road at dfw after receiving clearance to taxi from spot 1 juliet. Help from airport personnel is required to turn the aircraft around.