A C206 pilot reported damage to the nose strut after landing short of the runway.

Attributes
ACN	849712
Time
Date	200908
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 65 Flight Crew Total 12350 Flight Crew Type 290
Events
Anomaly	Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach

Narrative:

While landing the aircraft touched down 8-10 ft short of runway and struck the edge of the paving. Upon turning off the runway; the nosewheel strut collapsed and prop struck the asphalt. Aircraft was secured and then towed to maintenance facility. Runway is 2100 X 60 ft and I was attempting to land near the approach end of the runway. Temperature was above normal for the area and wind was 120 degrees at 6 KTS. Aircraft weight was well within weight limitations with pilot; two passengers; and luggage aboard. Accident was the result of getting 'low and slow' and possible downdraft close in. Airport is situated on a low mesa with a drop off prior to runway 18. I have made numerous landings at this airport without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C206 pilot reported damage to the nose strut after landing short of the runway.

Narrative: While landing the aircraft touched down 8-10 FT short of runway and struck the edge of the paving. Upon turning off the runway; the nosewheel strut collapsed and prop struck the asphalt. Aircraft was secured and then towed to maintenance facility. Runway is 2100 X 60 FT and I was attempting to land near the approach end of the runway. Temperature was above normal for the area and wind was 120 degrees at 6 KTS. Aircraft weight was well within weight limitations with pilot; two passengers; and luggage aboard. Accident was the result of getting 'low and slow' and possible downdraft close in. Airport is situated on a low mesa with a drop off prior to Runway 18. I have made numerous landings at this airport without incident.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.