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Overshooting the runway isn't that bad, it's expected in emergency scenarios. In those cases, minor injuries and extensive damage to the aircraft are accepted in favor of something worse. Usually you find rubble pits and soft earth behind a runway for the nose gear to dig into, a 10-20ft drop on the nosegear will hurt but the aircraft is now breaking with it's entire front, not just a rubber wheel. The Mayday TV show had a few incidents where the aircraft overshot and that happened.