Another "warranty" claim in days gone by! Defect in undercarriage strut caused this and the RAAF received a replacement FOC.
I'm sure the lawyers are circling on the Growler..
A9-296 BuNo155296 P-3B 5406n/a Crashed during acceptance flight at Moffat Field NAS, USA.
*Undercarriage collapsed.
Replaced by 154605, which became A9-605.