C182 pilot reported being distracted while taxing; exiting the taxiway and hitting an airport sign.

Attributes
ACN	1586513
Time
Date	201810
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Taxi
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 1050 Flight Crew Type 1010
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Object Ground Excursion Taxiway

Narrative:

While taxiing from my hangar to the runway; I was distracted by programming my GNS 530W; and veered off the taxiway (a very dumb mistake). I then came in contact with a temporary sign used to advise non-pilots; the sign reads: 'no vehicular traffic past this point.' the prop made contact with the sign at idle speed and sliced it into 4 strips. The prop will now be overhauled to ensure safety. The prop RPM did not change when hitting the sign. I was the sole occupant; during this part 91 flight.this is clearly pilot error. My biggest takeaway is this: anytime the aircraft is moving; eyes are out the window. No excuses. Contributing factors include possible fatigue: this was my 5th flight of the day after waking up [early in the morning]. Also contributing factors: distraction in the cockpit by trying to program GPS while taxiing and pilot complacency by being overly confident in knowing the taxiway since I've done it hundreds of times. This will not happen again if I keep my eyes out of the window during taxi.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 pilot reported being distracted while taxing; exiting the taxiway and hitting an airport sign.

Narrative: While taxiing from my hangar to the runway; I was distracted by programming my GNS 530W; and veered off the taxiway (a very dumb mistake). I then came in contact with a temporary sign used to advise non-pilots; the sign reads: 'No Vehicular Traffic Past this Point.' The prop made contact with the sign at idle speed and sliced it into 4 strips. The prop will now be overhauled to ensure safety. The prop RPM did not change when hitting the sign. I was the sole occupant; during this part 91 flight.This is clearly pilot error. My biggest takeaway is this: anytime the aircraft is moving; eyes are out the window. No excuses. Contributing factors include possible fatigue: this was my 5th flight of the day after waking up [early in the morning]. Also contributing factors: distraction in the cockpit by trying to program GPS while taxiing and pilot complacency by being overly confident in knowing the taxiway since I've done it hundreds of times. This will not happen again if I keep my eyes out of the window during taxi.

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