Originally Posted by
dixi188
Side stay failure?
Probably !
From the first picture, looks like that the collapsed gear did not move rearward, it only moved outward, so as you rightly say, the Side Stay might have been the weakest link.
What is also peculiar from the first picture, is that because the right side of the aircraft is actually sitting on the engine, therefore something that is more forward than the gear itself, that in turn results in some weight being added to the rear, behind of the point of support. It is quite noticeable that the Nose Gear is very extended, indicating that it is not much weight is sitting on it. Still, that is a lot better than if it would be sitting on the tail.
Rwy 10, Wind form 130º, therefore half of the wind intensity is Crosswind.
As mentioned above, this is a very windy place. Went there a few times during a summer years ago. On one occasion after landing, taxing to the gate, parking brake On, even completing the after flight paperwork proved to be a bit difficult as the aircraft was constantly oscilating due to the wind.