SR22 pilot reported a runway excursion during landing resulting in a damaged propeller.

Attributes
ACN	1637493
Time
Date	201904
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	SR22
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Propeller Blade
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 15737 Flight Crew Type 350
Events
Anomaly	Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Runway

Narrative:

After making a low approach; I set the aircraft up for landing on a private paved. After touching down; I was scanning the area for wildlife and did not realize that while distracted I had departed the runway. I quickly attempted to regain control of the aircraft and return it to the airplane but not before the nose gear hit uneven terrain resulting in a propeller strike. Other than the aircraft; there was no damage to any other property.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SR22 pilot reported a runway excursion during landing resulting in a damaged propeller.

Narrative: After making a low approach; I set the aircraft up for landing on a private paved. After touching down; I was scanning the area for wildlife and did not realize that while distracted I had departed the runway. I quickly attempted to regain control of the aircraft and return it to the airplane but not before the nose gear hit uneven terrain resulting in a propeller strike. Other than the aircraft; there was no damage to any other property.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.