SR22
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 23; Flight Crew Total 1175; Flight Crew Type 43
Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Ground Event / Encounter Jet Blast; Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Executed Go Around / Missed Approach
Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors; Procedure
I departed with one passenger to ZZZ on an IFR flight plan. The flight was uneventful until on a 5-mile final when I heard the Tower clear a 'Heavy' cargo plane to take the runway for departure. As we got closer to the runway; we noticed that the heavy cargo plane was just getting off the runway as we were on short final. With traffic behind us in the pattern; I continued the approach opting to land slightly below the glideslope on the first third of the runway so as to avoid any potential wake turbulence put off by the departing aircraft beyond its rotation point. While in the landing phase of flight; approximately 1' off the ground and near stall speed for a normal landing; we encountered sudden turbulence that caused the plane to destabilize resulting in a brief touchdown followed by a balloon and a subsequent stall that caused the aircraft to bounce on the runway. As I saw we were losing directional control; I added full power to initiate the go-around maneuver; regained stability; and completed a left traffic pattern. We came in shortly after another Cirrus on short final and had a normal smooth landing. It was not until after taxiing to [FBO] and performing engine shutdown that I noticed the tips of the props were frayed as the obvious result of a prop strike on our initial attempt.It is my opinion that the cause of the turbulence encountered on the runway was the jet blast from the departing heavy jet rather than wake turbulence as we landed well before its point of rotation. While I do not have a copy of the Tower's audio; I do not recall any warnings from the Tower. Apparently; the 'heavy' jet took an extended amount of time to take the runway after being cleared and departed less than a minute before our touchdown. Since we could not see the plane delay taking the runway from a distance due to haze; the Tower should have warned us to avoid wake turbulence and jet blast during our approach. This would likely have prompted a decision to break off our approach at a safe altitude to allow the jet blast to dissipate; and follow trailing traffic to an uneventful landing.At 120 kts. approach speed; our ETA to land on a 5-mile final was approximately 2.5 minutes. Had the Tower held the 'heavy' cargo jet for the additional few minutes; substantial loss of property and the potential for loss of life could have been avoided. In hindsight; as PIC I could have made the decision to break off on short-final and abort the landing when I noticed the heavy cargo plane had departed so shortly before we were to land. I trusted the Tower to provide safe and adequate separation for our arrival and it could have cost us a lot more than a prop strike. I will not make that mistake again.
Cirrus pilot reported a prop strike occurred during a landing attempt after encountering jet blast from a preceding heavy aircraft.