That's too bad, but it happens. I've got a few planes I don't fly like that as well. The landing gear issue really should have been addressed by Mountain Models with some reinforcement to the bottom. When I'm building a kit I like to try and find some key changes that are "must-haves" and incorporate them into the build if possible, figuring those who have been there before me probably know best. Although my EVA hasn't flown, it did get the extra support at the landing gear - hopefully it's never fully tested!
And I'm with you on these planes feeling fragile. The lightweight covering over a lightweight airframe will certainly lack any feeling of strength, however I've flown my MM Switchback 117 times for almost 16 hours of flight time, and the only real damage was early on with it when I sent it nose-first into a large block of frozen snow, which heavily damaged the nose and did some minor wing damage. It was fairly easy to repair and has flown about 100 times since that accident. I've had a two or three instances where very brittle grass/weeds poked small holes in the covering, but I kind of expect that with the lightweight covering when I land on dry grass. 95% of the plane is still the original covering, and the white is starting to discolor slightly with age (it was built in March of 2013).
Keep the plane off to the side, maybe some day you'll want to patch it up and give it another chance!