gengis, what you say is right - I'd guess that in situations where there was a bad/nonexistant flare, particularly when heavy, it would be fairly clear to the crew that the landing was sketchy and that the a/c should be checked over.
Perhaps it just comes down to a judgement call, given the difficulty involves in calculating accurately the energy and consequently stresses absorbed by the gear and through the load path of the airframe?
AD