RED BULL PLANE CRASHES IN TO THE RIVER

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Brazilian Red Bull Air Race pilot has escaped with minor injuries after his plane crashed into the Swan River during a practice run.
A witness told thewest.com.au they saw the plane complete several turns in a practice round on the course before hearing a bang.
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Rescue boats rushed to help the pilot.
Red Bull Air Race chief executive Bernd Loidl said Adilson Kindlemann from Brazil was involved in the accident at 11.50am while participating in a training session.
"At this stage we are unable to give specific details regarding the accident," he said.
"Emergency response teams were on the scene in minutes and it is confirmed that Kindlemann was taken to the Royal Perth Hospital and it is confirmed that he is in good condition. Full support is being provided for his family and friends."
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Mr Loidl said The Red Bull Air Race team GmbH has pledged its full co-operation with the relevant authorities to establish why this accident has occurred.
Kindlemann, a former airline pilot with 11,000 flights hours and 1200 hours in acrobatics, is the first South American to compete in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. At 1.30pm, his condition was described as stable.
The crash occurred near Sir James Mitchell Park on the South Perth foreshore. Even before the crash, race organisers shut the Langley Park airstrip because of weather concerns. Planes this morning took off and landed at Jandakot airport.
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Police said the crash was reported at 11.53am.
Witnesses described how the pilot was rushed from the crash scene on a boat to and then taken to Royal Perth Hospital.
Another witness told 6PR that the crash occurred in front of a restaurant on the South Perth foreshore. The witness said the plane was heading up the river from the Narrows Bridge when the wing clipped the water.
Gary French, of Lathlain, in Perth's south, said he was watching the pilots run through their paces on Thursday morning from the southern side of the river when he saw the plane go down.
"I saw a wing hit the water," Mr French said.
Marianne Cashim, a Victorian tourist, said the pilot was only in the water for a few minutes before he was pulled out.
"He appeared to be coming out of a turn, he was quite low to the water and it was like his wing just clipped something and he dropped straight in," Ms Cashim said.
"He was in the water for only a few minutes, they pulled him out very quickly.
"I'm not sure if he got himself out or they got him out, but help was there very quickly and they took him off in the ambulance."
He earlier described on his website the difficulties of flying in the rainy and windy conditions on Wednesday when the race was declared open.
“But this type of training is essential for us to face different situations and to be prepared on the race day,” he said through his website.
Police spokeswoman Ros Weatherall said the pilot was conscious when he was removed from the plane and had minor injuries.
Ms Weatherall said the WA police were working closely with Red Bull and other aviation authorities to determine how the accident occurred.
The race, which is held at various locations around the world, involves 13 pilots who complete time trials at speeds of up to 400km/h, whizzing through inflatable pylons above the blue water of the Swan River.
The Swan River Trust used social networking site Twitter to say that it is working with authorities to unsure there is no pollution from the plane.
Police and race organisers will investigate the cause of the crash.
A local aerobatic pilot who witnessed the crash, but did not want to be named, said it appeared Kindlemann's port wing stalled as he rounded the last chicane on the course and was hit by a gust of wind.
The stall caused the wing to drop and clip the water, with the plane then cartwheeling and tumbling into the river, the pilot said.
He said squally conditions most likely contributed to the crash.
"There were 20 knot (37km/h) gusts out there when he was practicing, and all it takes is one of those gusts to change the relative airflow and the wing would have stalled," he said.
"He must have hit pretty hard, because it made an almighty bang as it hit the water.
"There was a lot of damage to the plane."