LNDG IN A XWIND AT 29G; THE INEXPERIENCED SINGLE PLT OF A C172 LOSES CTL OF HIS ACFT WHICH EXITS THE RWY AND TIPS ON ITS NOSE; DAMAGING THE PROP.

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I WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND PIC OF A C172E ON A PLEASURE FLT FROM ZZZ1 TO ZZZ. MY APCH TO RWY 9 WAS VERY STABLE WITH SLIGHT CRAB TO THE L. I CROSSED THE THRESHOLD WITH 20 DEGS OF FLAPS AT APPROX 75 MPH AND CONTINUED A STABLE DSCNT TO THE RWY AT IDLE THROTTLE. I FLARED A LITTLE HIGH AND CONTINUED DOWN THE RWY LESS THAN 1/4 OF ITS LENGTH. THE STALL HORN ACTIVATED AND I WAS APPROX 2-3 FT OFF THE GND. AS THE L MAIN GEAR TOUCHED; IT SKIPPED SLIGHTLY; THEN THE R MAIN AND NOSE GEAR MADE CONTACT. SUDDENLY; THE ACFT TIPPED TO THE R AND VEERED TO THE L AS A GUST OF WIND APPARENTLY STRUCK THE ACFT. NO LONGER ABLE TO CTL THE ACFT; THE R WINGTIP SCRAPED THE PAVEMENT AND THE ACFT EXITED THE RWY INTO SOFT GRASS/MUD. UPON THE NOSE GEAR SINKING INTO THE MUD; THE ACFT TIPPED FORWARD; STRIKING AND BENDING THE PROP IN THE SOFT GND; BEFORE RETURNING TO THE UPRIGHT POS. IN RETROSPECT; A GAR AT THE STALL WARNING; THUS ATTEMPTING A SLIGHTLY FASTER APCH THE NEXT TIME; COUPLED WITH MORE AGGRESSIVE L AILERON INPUT IMMEDIATELY UPON TOUCHDOWN; MIGHT HAVE LED TO A SUCCESSFUL LNDG WITHOUT INCIDENT.