Unorthodox taxi procedure.

Attributes
ACN	299084
Time
Date	199503
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : myf
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : day
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 490 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	299084
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After landing on runway 28L with no difficulty, I turned left onto runway 23 to taxi back to the flight school with ground clearance. I leaned the mixture for taxi and the engine quit. I kept the plane rolling as far as I could and ended up at the end of the displaced threshold. After attempting a restart with no success, ground asked if I needed the truck to tow me back to the school which I declined because I thought I could restart the plane. After repeated attempts without success, I pushed the plane back to the flight school after checking to see if no one was going to be moving the opposite way on the taxiway. It was a short distance to the school. Looking back on this event, I should have allowed the airport maintenance truck to come and tow me back, however I was unsure of what action would happen if I did this.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNORTHODOX TAXI PROC.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 28L WITH NO DIFFICULTY, I TURNED L ONTO RWY 23 TO TAXI BACK TO THE FLT SCHOOL WITH GND CLRNC. I LEANED THE MIXTURE FOR TAXI AND THE ENG QUIT. I KEPT THE PLANE ROLLING AS FAR AS I COULD AND ENDED UP AT THE END OF THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD. AFTER ATTEMPTING A RESTART WITH NO SUCCESS, GND ASKED IF I NEEDED THE TRUCK TO TOW ME BACK TO THE SCHOOL WHICH I DECLINED BECAUSE I THOUGHT I COULD RESTART THE PLANE. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS WITHOUT SUCCESS, I PUSHED THE PLANE BACK TO THE FLT SCHOOL AFTER CHKING TO SEE IF NO ONE WAS GOING TO BE MOVING THE OPPOSITE WAY ON THE TXWY. IT WAS A SHORT DISTANCE TO THE SCHOOL. LOOKING BACK ON THIS EVENT, I SHOULD HAVE ALLOWED THE ARPT MAINT TRUCK TO COME AND TOW ME BACK, HOWEVER I WAS UNSURE OF WHAT ACTION WOULD HAPPEN IF I DID THIS.

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.