It can happen.
My church has a high roof supported by two decorative long wooden trusses on either side. You can barely see the truss and one of the diagonals on the photo below:
The wooden truss elements are bolted together by steel gusset plates and large bolts. We came in one Sunday and the trusses had a couple of big jacks under them. The wood on the end frame was cracked around the bolts under the gussets. Apparently the design hadn't been robust enough.
The contrite contractor replaced the beams at no cost, of course, and the new gussets were larger, with more bolts. Excess stress in a wood structure can be obvious. Not so easy in steel.