I did my first stupid thing...

[bordman]

I was parking the ol' archer up after fueling and hit the metal bracket of the tiedown on the prop. Took a huge chunk out of it while my instructor just looked at me and shook his head. Never felt so stupid. WHY DIDNT I TURN WIDE ENOUGH.

There's a grand down the hole.

*sigh*

 

[Jim Logajan]

Yes, not the hook on the ground but the ratchet style "rope"

Example

So was this a case of the strap getting pulled into the prop and the buckle striking the blade?

 

[Jim Logajan]

Whoa, what? Has he even signed you off for solo flight? You need to talk to someone knowledgeable about this asap.

Does anyone know if a non-signed off student can taxi a plane solo?

No regulation against it. He was in the process of parking it anyway, so not even any intent to fly involved.