Sorry to disagree with Chuck Yeager.
Some time ago, I went into serious trouble with a small plane with the subsequent decision to land ASAP before I fall out of the sky. Fortunately, a runway was within reach. So I landed without permission (couldn't care less), 7700 and cars on the (big enough) runway with a civil aircraft on a military restricted area - and happy to be alive and in one peace back on mother earth.
But I still had time to think about my descent path and avoided to overfly some residential area - just in case I wouldn't make it.
True story. Yes, you can.