Yeah, could have if it's a very sturdy post and sunk deep. I made mine purposely on the flimsy side; I'm about 500 yards uphill from a boat ramp on a 20,000 acre man-made lake. Fishermen at 3 AM and pickled weekend boaters can't manage to go up the same hill they went down hours before.Since he couldnt close the door, it appears he got the mailbox and it bent the door hinges back, meaning hes got a screwed up door now and to close it he will have to try to slam it hard.