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This is how I would inspect after a hard landing in an Arrow.

1. Climb under the wheel well with an inspection flashlight
2. At the top of the strut, it attaches fore and aft to a plate
attached to the spars. Examine the plate for any cracking in the
flange and check the rivets holding the flange to the spars.
3. Inspect the ribs that are to the outside of the landing gear where
they attach to the fore and aft spars. You are looking for any rivets
sheared or cracks.
4. Climb out of the well and look at the top of the wing. Find the
rivet line for the two spars and rib you examined below. Check that
all rivets look secure and no heads have sheared off, no metal is bent
and there are no cracks in the skins.

Now for the nose gear.
1. Remove your cowl so you can see the strut and engine mount.
2. Examine the tubular assemply to which your strut is welded for any
bending or signs of overstress.
3. Follow the tubes up to the 4 mounting points on the fire wall.
Examine the firewall for any signs of bending due to over stress or
cracks where the tubular mounts attach to it.

That should do it!

I'm a student A&P that still has a lot to learn but hope that helps

Mike

I would recommend before any maint' on suspect retractable landing gear that
the aircraft be jacked first.

Foremost in a student's mind should be safety.

Ric