I think the problem was that the pylon wouldn't let go. IIRC, he landed with it and it finally plopped off on the runway and cause damage to the aircraft as it did so.
Now remember that people aren't actually pulling the kind of maneuvers you're seeing, especially any kind of snap or instant maneuver. What is a quick, within-physics turn gets bent by the lagtime of the internet and the code made to dampen that lagtime into an instant 80 or 90 degree turn. This is where the term "stick stirring" came into effect. With the new dampening code and the old "don't move your controls so rapidly" effect, it's been reduced. Before those measures, you were able to slap your stick around in all directions (like stirring a pot) and you'd see tiny movements on your screen. As the opponent's front end tried to foresee where your plane was headed, your aircraft would rotate and spin in mid-air.