# Incident 20250822016429I: Joseph P May VANS RV-6, Medford, OR, August 22, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2025, 08:56 local time
- Place: Medford, OR
- Airport: Rogue Valley International - Medford
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3750° N, 122.8733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROGUE VALLEY INTL/MEDFORD (MFR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3750&lon=-122.8733&mi=10
- Aircraft: N164BJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N164BJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Joseph P May VANS RV-6 (registry code 05634MP, https://openairdocs.org/model/joseph-p-may-vans-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JOSEPH P MAY VANS RV-6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,544 total, 527 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250822016429I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO DO A WHEEL LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED. THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE ALTITUDE ABOVE THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN A PROPELLER STRIKE. PILOT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND AND SUBSEQUENTLY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO EXCESSIVE ENGINE VIBRATION. LANDING AND SHUTDOWN WERE NORMAL.

## Other reports on N164BJ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20160610013829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160610013829I), Jun 10, 2016: Joseph P. May VANS RV-6 (N164BJ), Halsey, OR, Minor damage. Aircraft [privacy data omitted]builder and 2nd pilot (seated in right seat) planned for and fueled for a 200NM round trip from keug to kspb. The purpose of the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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