There are pressure gauges on the A346 MLG and CLG, so it makes the situation somewhat different. Pressure gauge cross check is required per MPD at 36HR interval.
This is to do with loadsharing across the three gears. Unlike the A343, the A346 CLG is a proper gear and not a mickey mouse ornament.
Because of the 3 post design, you cannot tell if one gear is not carrying the correct load without checking the gauges, hence the 36HR crosscheck requirement.
The location of the damage on the VS aircraft was a little far forward than what would be expected. This would be the case if the landing gear servicing was waaaay out, but the 36HR check precludes this.
My money is on a lateral side stick input during rotation. All of the spoilers on the LH wing popping up wouldn't half ruin the rotation.