I have seen many undercarriage collapses. 20kts into wind. Even nil wind etc etc.
I sincerely hope that this discussion doesn't digress along the lines over being 2kts over the crosswind component in a perfectly capable aircraft.
Any pilot, even freshly minted who cannot fly safely in a crosswind of 14kts shouldn't really be flying.
I suspect that this was just a mechanical failure, that would have happened in any event, if not detected prior by the maintenance organisation.
The additional unseen damage will be a engine shock load inspection for starters.
Last edited by Richard Westnot; 5th February 2013 at 11:17.