Flight crew of an light transport atx aircraft struck another aircraft while parking on an unlighted ramp due to lack of positive aircraft ctrl from an engine surging problem with one engine on short final during which the flight crew declared emergency.

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Attributes
ACN	267370
Time
Date	199404
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ogg
State Reference	HI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ogg
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Twin Otter DHC-6
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 7100 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	267370
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other other
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

While turning final at ogg airport runway 2, the right engine started surging and control of the aircraft became marginal. I took over ctrl of the aircraft (the first officer had been flying) and declared an emergency, and since we were on short final, elected to continue the landing. After touchdown the aircraft was marginally ctlable with beta selected. After clearing the runway, I canceled the emergency. While taxiing into the parking spot, the left wingtip struck the rudder of a parked aircraft. The ramp was crowded with transient aircraft and is not lighted.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LTT ATX ACFT STRUCK ANOTHER ACFT WHILE PARKING ON AN UNLIGHTED RAMP DUE TO LACK OF POSITIVE ACFT CTRL FROM AN ENG SURGING PROB WITH ONE ENG ON SHORT FINAL DURING WHICH THE FLC DECLARED EMER.

Narrative: WHILE TURNING FINAL AT OGG ARPT RWY 2, THE R ENG STARTED SURGING AND CTL OF THE ACFT BECAME MARGINAL. I TOOK OVER CTRL OF THE ACFT (THE FO HAD BEEN FLYING) AND DECLARED AN EMER, AND SINCE WE WERE ON SHORT FINAL, ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE LNDG. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE ACFT WAS MARGINALLY CTLABLE WITH BETA SELECTED. AFTER CLRING THE RWY, I CANCELED THE EMER. WHILE TAXIING INTO THE PARKING SPOT, THE L WINGTIP STRUCK THE RUDDER OF A PARKED ACFT. THE RAMP WAS CROWDED WITH TRANSIENT ACFT AND IS NOT LIGHTED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.