After takeoff a glst engine began surging so the pilot returned to land and while taxiing to the ram...

Attributes
ACN	1303302
Time
Date	201510
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Taxi
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 25 Flight Crew Total 1200 Flight Crew Type 120
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Aircraft

Narrative:

Flew from a CTAF airport with no issues; normal landing. Stopped to pick up a passenger. Normal engine start; back taxi on 30. Normal takeoff roll. At about 50 feet above the ground; the engine starting surging; from full throttle to idle to full to idle at about 1 second intervals. Changed gas tanks; tried both mags; checked primer lock; all was normal; engine still surging. Had enough altitude to go around about 1/2 the pattern; landed safely about mid field on runway 30 and taxied back to the ramp. Taxiing back to the ramp; my right wing tip hit the rudder of a parked PA-28. I was obviously distracted by my situation; and could have been more careful; or possibly stopped on the runway or just off the runway and shutdown without attempting to taxi back to a parking spot. I would also note that the other aircraft was parked such that his rudder was at the edge of the taxiway; so anyone taxiing by on the taxiway center line would have struck his rudder.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: After takeoff a GLST engine began surging so the pilot returned to land and while taxiing to the ramp distracted; his wingtip struck a PA-28 rudder which protruded in the taxiway.

Narrative: Flew from a CTAF airport with no issues; normal landing. Stopped to pick up a passenger. Normal engine start; back taxi on 30. Normal takeoff roll. At about 50 feet above the ground; the engine starting surging; from full throttle to idle to full to idle at about 1 second intervals. Changed gas tanks; tried both mags; checked primer lock; all was normal; engine still surging. Had enough altitude to go around about 1/2 the pattern; landed safely about mid field on RWY 30 and taxied back to the ramp. Taxiing back to the ramp; my right wing tip hit the rudder of a parked PA-28. I was obviously distracted by my situation; and could have been more careful; or possibly stopped on the runway or just off the runway and shutdown without attempting to taxi back to a parking spot. I would also note that the other aircraft was parked such that his rudder was at the edge of the taxiway; so anyone taxiing by on the taxiway center line would have struck his rudder.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

After takeoff a glst engine began surging so the pilot returned to land and while taxiing to the ramp distracted; his wingtip struck a PA-28 rudder which protruded in the taxiway.