Engine stops instantly on throttle up?

[hobanagerik]

@Spiffae
There is something else at work here, I think. The prop should not stop spinning instantly like that. I’m not even sure the sim even simulates a prop strike, in the unlikely event you ran into an invisible object.

Watch the prop RPM gauge. It starts to increase, then slams to 0 in a split second.

You mention Oakland. Do you mean KOAK? If so have a look at this:

MSFS 2020 is Heartbreaking!

I took a short flight to KOAK to have a look at this issue. My first attempt was unsuccessful. After landing, I even taxied its full length to see if I could find anything but it was smooth. The taxiways, and ramp had some undulations but nothing to write home about. [Microsoft Flight Simulator - KOAK Runway 30] I even took a screenshot of that location in your image, and couldn’t see anything. [Screenshot 2021-11-04 220133] But then I thought perhaps that it was before my to…

At one point on the runway there is an invisible object that seems to stretch the width of the runway. I ran into this repeatedly with the Caravan, and though it did not cause my prop to stop spinning the wheels did collide with something.