So, how about it guys? Is anyone willing to enlighten me or do I have to take up pattern flying to find out?

Hi,,Im New to this forum,, But not new to pattern,, And this topic touched me enough to respond
I had always wondered years ago about killing the engine during the landing until one very scarey day.
Although,, i used to ALWAYS taxi back to my pit area, One day,, Murphy peeked around my shoulder i guess, Taxing back with my old pheonix 8 with an old OS fsr and mac pipe,, magically at about 20 feet from myself, the throttle servo decided to run a muck~!!
instantly, i had a monster nipping its way at me as it left the ground,it impacted And TOTALED my old goldberg handi tote .
From that day on, i have always killed my motor on landing,, I just felt like murphys always watching,, And honestly,,,,
The thought of the newer 16-17 inch props, with todays great horsepower engines faceing myself or the pit area running just kinda scares me,,, But,, I admit, theres alot of valid reasons to,, or not to kill the motor,, But ME,,, Kill or learn to duck fast is my motto!!
trout