VF4268 - Incident: Ajet B738 at Rize on Mar 1st 2025

An Ajet Boeing 737-800, registration TC-SOG performing flight VF-4268 from Ankara to Rize (Turkey), was on final approach to Rize's runway 06 when the crew performed a go around about 2.3nm short of the runway threshold because of being about 1700 feeet too high on the approach profile, turned right (instead of left according to the standard missed approach procedure) towards high terrain (rising to 2800 meters/9200 feet). The aircraft climbed slowly through 3000 feet when the crew turned the aircraft left again towards the open Black Sea, climbed further to 6000 feet and positioned for another approach to runway 06 on a 3 degrees glidepath for a landing without further incident.

The aircraft performed the return flight VF-4269 on schedule.