What happened
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(-23) On may 5, 2007, at approximately 1900 hours the pilot of a Cessna 414A overshot runway 20 at the Cherryland airport, Sturgeon Bay, WI and continued through the perimeter fence coming to a stop on the county highway. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft received substantial damage but the pilot and 2 passengers were uninjured. The pilot's report of no brakes was not verified. The system was checked for proper servicing, the brake disks and pucks were found to be within manufacturer's limits. Static ground system check complied with, found satisfactory. Runway skid marks and ground scars were observed for a distance of more than 2,000 feet.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 5, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 HOURS THE PILOT OF A CESSNA 414A OVERSHOT RUNWAY 20 AT THE CHERRYLAND AIRPORT, STURGEON BAY, WI AND CONTINUED THROUGH THE PERIMETER FENCE COMING TO A STOP ON THE COUNTY HIGHWAY. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BUT THE PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED. THE PILOT'S REPORT OF NO BRAKES WAS NOT VERIFIED. THE SYSTEM WAS CHECKED FOR PROPER SERVICING, THE BRAKE DISKS AND PUCKS WERE FOUND TO BE WITHIN MANUFACTURER'S LIMITS. STATIC GROUND SYSTEM CHECK COMPLIED WITH, FOUND SATISFACTORY. RUNWAY SKID MARKS AND GROUND SCARS WERE OBSERVED FOR A DISTANCE OF MORE THAN 2,000 FEET.
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