I'm an experienced pilot and I still managed to take the gear out of the plane a few times. It really doesn't take much. I recommend you use some gorilla glue on the inside to help keep the landing gear blocks in place and then drill and re-tap the holes for 1/4-20 nylon bolts. If you hit hard or land off the runway, it will tear the gear out and leave the LG block in the fuse. If you are using the SFG's, they will obviously be damaged, but they would be either way. They are actually pretty easy to repair if you do break them. I repaired mine a few times and they worked just fine. The Monokote Pearl purple is a pretty close match if you can't find the Oracover to re-cover it.

The glue joints around the LG block were pretty weak in mine. Add to that the small wheels and a grass runway, (although ours is like a golf course!) and it has the potential to tear off pretty easily.