Mooney M20 pilot reported a hard landing; resulting in a failed nose wheel structure; and prop strike; necessitating a tow to the FBO ramp.

Date: 2024-10 · Aircraft: M-20 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model · Phase: landing

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-less-severe|ground-event-encounter-ground-strike-aircraft|ground-event-encounter-loss-of-aircraft-control

Synopsis

Mooney M20 pilot reported a hard landing; resulting in a failed nose wheel structure; and prop strike; necessitating a tow to the FBO ramp.

Narrative

I was flying from ZZZ to ZZZ1 in a Mooney. At ZZZ1 runway XX was closed so I was landing on the shorter runway XY. Though it was VMC; I chose to use the RNAV XY to make it easier to find the airport and for a more controlled landing.I watched my speed carefully so as to not float too far down the runway. The runway begins uphill on the XY end.The plane came down hard; and nose wheel first and I had a prop strike. The nose wheel structure was damaged. I was able to taxi; but when I went to turn onto the taxiway; I could not turn sharp enough to make the turn. As a result; I had to be towed to parking. The airport was closed for about 10 minutes until the tow got to me.Mechanics came and inspected the airplane. They confirmed the damage to the nose wheel struts/structure and the bent propeller. The airplane was left at ZZZ1.My understanding is that this incident does not count as an NTSB accident and does not need to be reported to them.In the future; I will be more careful not to allow my airspeed to drop below what is appropriate (75 knots) on short final and to use aggressive power if it does drop below that. Also; on uphill runways; I will leave some power on until I am a couple feet off the ground.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.