Small Aircraft; Low Wing; 2 Eng; Retractable Gear
Flight Crew Commercial
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 75; Flight Crew Total 7200; Flight Crew Type 120
Distraction; Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Ground Incursion Taxiway
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Returned To Clearance
Human Factors
I was picking up my aircraft from ZZZ airport after an extensive annual. The annual was more drawn out due to the virus thing. I paid for the service; conducted an extensive pre-flight; started the aircraft and prepared to taxi. I noted an aircraft departing from the same area ahead of me received the same clearance I normally get as taxi Runway X via Romeo; Alpha. I continued with the engine warm-up and checked each item paying close attention to the aircraft's response; again due to the extensive annual inspection. I received my own taxi clearance that was for Taxiway Uniform; which is a parallel taxiway to Alpha. The first taxiway to turn right to the assigned runway is Alpha. There were no other aircraft anywhere on the airport taxiways or ramps except for the one ahead of me. That aircraft was now at the runway and was at the hold short line for Runway X. I then instinctively turned onto Alpha; not initially realizing that I had been instructed to take the next right at Uniform. I continued checking braking action; steering; monitoring the engines performance and then realized I was about 200 feet down Alpha not on the correct taxiway. The next taxiway was Victor; which connects Alpha and Uniform; so I turned onto Victor and right onto Uniform; the correct taxiway. I believe I caused this problem because I was preoccupied with the aircraft's condition and did not pay close enough attention to the taxi instructions. The fact that the airport was nearly deserted contributed to my complacency; as well as the fact that I had flown this complicated twin only once in the past 6 months. I did write down the taxi instruction and had a copy of the airport diagram in front of me. I was both surprised and disappointed that I had made this error.
Pilot reported a taxiway incursion; citing distraction with aircraft condition and lack of recent flying as contributing factors.