First of all, the pilot was Markus Ebenfeld, from Germany, flying
an Icaro Z9.

Second, Markus loves to do aerobatics and was doing a wing over putting
additional load on his air frame when his right side wire failed.

Third, Markus was flying with two year old the thin thin wires, 2 mm. These
wires are not to be flown on an hang gliders that are used for aerobatics. They
are thinner than the thinnest wires that you can get with your Wills Wing racing
version of the T2C. Thin wires are supposed to be replaced every season.

Fourth, the wires broke first at the edge of the nico then an instant later on
the inside of the nico as the first breaking wires transferred the load to the
remaining wires.

Aerobatics + thin wires + old wires = glider ripped into two pieces, but pilot
basically unhurt after throwing chute.

Photo by Jeff O'Brien.