A small jet overshot a runway and crashed through a fence while landing at Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling on Wednesday afternoon. Courtesy of Wheeling Fire Department

A small jet overshot a runway while landing Wednesday at Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling and crashed through a fence, stopping just short of the traffic lanes on Hintz Road.

The plane didn’t hit any cars and no one was hurt, Deputy Police Chief Michael Conway said.

“(We’re) very, very fortunate,” Conway said.

The twin-engine Gulfstream G150 is owned by the Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management insurance company of Rolling Meadows, federal aviation records indicate. A company spokesperson couldn’t be reached Wednesday.

The jet, which is based at Chicago Executive, was coming in from Baltimore/Washington Intern

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