M-5
Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 18; Flight Crew Total 485.97; Flight Crew Type 268
Situational Awareness
Ground Event / Encounter Object; Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control; Ground Excursion Runway
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors; Aircraft
While taxing after landing on [Runway] XXL at ZZZ [I] was not prepared to exit as directed Taxiway XX. Tower directed me to exit and I was going to fast to make a safe exit. My fault I should have continued down runway and slowed down to acceptable speed and make a U turn or request next taxiway. My aircraft did a uncontrolled U turn and stopped on the edge of Runway XXL just short of Taxiway XX. Tail swung around and hit taxiway sign. I was able to exit and moved tail clear of sign and continued to taxiway X.
Maule M5 pilot reported trying to stop in time to make runway exit a ATC assigned taxiway; aircraft made a U turn and hit a taxiway sign.