{"id":8418787,"date":"2026-08-01T10:07:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T08:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/doug-white-king-air-passenger-landing-2009\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T10:13:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T08:13:34","slug":"doug-white-king-air-passagierlandung-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/de\/doug-white-king-air-passenger-landing-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Ein Passagier landete das Flugzeug, nachdem sein Pilot ums Leben gekommen war."},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style><p>Doug White erlebte die schlimmste Woche seines Lebens. Er, seine Frau Terri und ihre beiden T\u00f6chter flogen von Florida, wo sie gerade seinen Bruder beerdigt hatten, zur\u00fcck nach Louisiana. Es war Ostersonntag 2009. White, ein 56-j\u00e4hriger Privatpilot, der bisher nur kleine einmotorige Cessnas geflogen war, hatte sich vor Kurzem eine Beechcraft King Air gekauft und sa\u00df vorne im Cockpit, um einfach nur zuzusehen und zu lernen.<\/p><p>Weniger als zehn Minuten nach dem Start, im Steigflug \u00fcber dem Golf von Mexiko, st\u00f6hnte der Pilot am Steuer \u2013 Charterpilot Joe Cabuk \u2013 auf, sackte zusammen und starb. Von einem Augenblick auf den anderen war ein Familienvater ohne jegliche Erfahrung mit einem schnellen, komplexen zweimotorigen Flugzeug der Einzige an Bord, der es h\u00e4tte fliegen k\u00f6nnen.<\/p><p>Er dr\u00fcckte den Funkknopf und meldete einen Notfall. Was folgte, war eine der sch\u00f6nsten Erfolgsgeschichten der modernen Luftfahrt: eine Kette ruhiger Stimmen, ein telefonisch herbeigerufener Fluglehrer und eine der besten Landungen in Whites Leben.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px 24px;margin:24px 0;border-radius:8px\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:18px;color:#222\">Kurzinfo<\/p><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px\"><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Datum<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Ostersonntag, 12. April 2009<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Passagierpilot<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Doug White, 56 \u2013 nur f\u00fcr einmotorige Cessna 172 zugelassen (~150 Flugstunden)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Flugzeug<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Beechcraft King Air 200 zweimotoriges Turboprop-Flugzeug (N559DW), die er gerade erst gekauft hatte<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Pilot, der ums Leben kam<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Joe Cabuk, ein Charterpilot und ehemaliger Luftwaffenpilot<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Abfahrt<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Marco Island, Florida<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Helfen<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Die Fluglotsen und die King Air-Fluglehrerin Kari Sorenson waren per Telefon zugeschaltet.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Landung<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Internationaler Flughafen S\u00fcdwestflorida, Fort Myers<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Ergebnis<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Eine sichere Landung; seine Frau und seine beiden T\u00f6chter \u00fcberlebten.<\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Eine Familie fliegt von einer Beerdigung nach Hause<\/h2><p>Die Whites hatten f\u00fcr die traurige R\u00fcckreise nach der Beerdigung die zweimotorige Turboprop-Maschine gechartert. Doug sa\u00df als begeisterter Enthusiast auf dem rechten Sitz, h\u00f6rte dem Fluglotsen zu und schaute aus dem Fenster. Cabuk hatte den Autopiloten eingeschaltet und beendete gerade seine Steigflugkontrollen, als sich alles \u00e4nderte.<\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=1618086300  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/southwest-florida-international-airport.jpg\" alt=\"Internationaler Flughafen S\u00fcdwestflorida\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Internationaler Flughafen Southwest Florida in Fort Myers, wo White die King Air landete. Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Der Pilot bricht innerhalb von Sekunden zusammen.<\/h2><p>Die King Air stieg immer weiter \u00fcber die eingestellte Flugh\u00f6he hinaus. White dr\u00fcckte den Sendeknopf, meldete sich bei der Flugsicherung Miami, gab einen Notfall an und bat um das Einzige, was er brauchte: einen King-Air-Piloten in der Leitung. Der Unterschied zwischen einer Cessna 172 und einer King Air, sagte er sp\u00e4ter, sei wie der zwischen einem VW K\u00e4fer und einem Rennwagen.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XhMom-YHgoU\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#777;font-style:italic;text-align:center;margin-top:-12px\">Der Original-Audio-Mitschnitt der Flugsicherung aus dem Notfall.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201cIch muss einen Notfall melden. Mein Pilot ist tot. Ich brauche Hilfe. Ich fliege eine King Air.\u2019<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Doug White<\/strong> \u2014 Funkspruch an die Flugsicherung (CNN, 2010)<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Ruhige Stimmen und ein Ausbilder am Telefon<\/h2><p>Eine Fluglotsin in Miami, selbst Pilotin, wies White an, den Autopiloten auszuschalten und manuell zu fliegen. In Fort Myers rief ein Fluglotse eine ihm bekannte Fluglehrerin mit King-Air-Lizenz, Kari Sorenson, an, die White w\u00e4hrend seines Fluges mit \u00fcber 200 Knoten nur die wichtigsten Anweisungen \u2013 Steuerpositionen, Geschwindigkeiten, Konfiguration \u2013 durchgab.<\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=64588963  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/beechcraft-king-air-200-private.jpg\" alt=\"Beechcraft King Air 200\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Eine Beechcraft King Air 200 desselben Typs \u2013 ein schnelles, komplexes zweimotoriges Flugzeug, das sich deutlich von Whites einmotoriger Cessna unterscheidet. Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Die Landung in Fort Myers<\/h2><p>White steuerte auf die lange Landebahn des Southwest Florida International Airport zu, fuhr das Fahrwerk aus, erhielt drei gr\u00fcne Lichter, setzte die Landeklappen ein und hielt die Geschwindigkeit wie angewiesen aufrecht. Alarme und Summer erf\u00fcllten das Cockpit, doch er konzentrierte sich auf die Fluggeschwindigkeit und darauf, die Tragfl\u00e4chen waagerecht zu halten. Die Landung verlief, in seinen Worten, butterweich \u2013 und anschlie\u00dfend musste ihm per Funk erkl\u00e4rt werden, wie er die Triebwerke abstellen sollte.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L4ge9W9UodY\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#777;font-style:italic;text-align:center;margin-top:-12px\">Eine detaillierte Beschreibung des Landevorgangs durch einen Piloten.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/beechcraft-king-air-200-private.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"flex-shrink:0\"><img data-opt-id=64588963  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/beechcraft-king-air-200-private.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Doug White\" style=\"width:96px;height:96px;border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover;display:block;border:2px solid #ddd\"><\/a><div><em>\u201cEhrlich gesagt, war es ein totaler Reinfall. Es ist weder gesprungen noch geh\u00fcpft. Es ist einfach gelandet und nach maximal 3.500 Fu\u00df zum Stehen gekommen.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Doug White<\/strong> \u2014 Bei seiner Landung (AOPA, 2009)<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Treffen mit seinen Kopiloten<\/h2><p>Ein Jahr sp\u00e4ter traf White bei einer Preisverleihung f\u00fcr Fluglotsen endlich das Team, das ihn damals zum Umdenken bewegt hatte. \u2019Diese Leute haben meine Familie gerettet\u201c, sagte er. Der Fluglehrer staunte, dass White innerhalb von nur zwanzig Minuten das Fliegen gelernt hatte. Die Geschichte inspirierte sp\u00e4ter einen Film, in dem Dennis Quaid den widerwilligen Piloten spielte, der seine Familie nach Hause brachte.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OfbBhaVF8J0\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#777;font-style:italic;text-align:center;margin-top:-12px\">Doug White erz\u00e4hlt die Geschichte selbst.<\/p><p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#666;font-style:italic;margin-top:20px\">Quellen: Wikipedia (Doug White); AOPA (2009); CNN (2010). Die King Air-Fotos zeigen denselben Flugzeugtyp, nicht das tats\u00e4chliche Flugzeug.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">\u00c4hnliche Beitr\u00e4ge<\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/qantas-32-a380-engine-explosion-singapore\/\">Der A380, der sich weigerte zu sterben<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/faa-5g-radio-altimeter-final-rule-2026\/\">Die FAA beendet den 5G-Kampf mit dem Cockpit<\/a><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ein Privatpilot, der ausschlie\u00dflich \u00fcber Cessna-Maschinen verf\u00fcgt, landete eine Beechcraft King Air, nachdem der Berufspilot mitten im Flug ums Leben gekommen war, und rettete so seine Familie \u2013 unter der Anleitung der Flugsicherung und eines Fluglehrers am 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