Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Ground Incursion Runway; Ground Incursion Taxiway
Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem
Aircraft
After the night cross country flight we requested closed traffic [at destination] to complete the night landing requirements. We did not have any issues with the landing [at destination; but] during the second landing [at home airport] when instructor pilot pulled the throttle back to idle the engine shut down. Instructor pilot tried to exit the runway; but there was not enough power and the aircraft stopped before exiting taxiway. Instructor pilot immediately notified Tower and tried to restart the engine. It took approximately 2-3 minutes to start the engine. Tower was notified when the airplane was able to continue operations. And we were asked to clear the runway; taxiing back to the ramp via we kept the power at 1;500 RPM to taxi and the aircraft shut down again on the ramp with throttle idle. It was the Throttle idle adjustment issue which caused the engine to shut down. This problem was not detected during engine run-up.
The pilot of a Cessna 172 reported that during pattern work; when pulling the throttle to idle the engine shut down.