Lonewolf_50:
Absolutely correct on your last point (I said something similar before), though simulations are inherently limited by the fact that any crew in the sim will be expecting something to go wrong.
That said, the Birgenair sim tests almost universally ended with a crash into the sea, even with the most experienced and capable pilots at the controls. The combination of overspeed and stick-shaker warnings seemed to induce a psychological "freeze". Of course in this case there's no evidence of overspeed detection, warning or protection activation, but I'm fairly sure that the warnings would have been just as overwhelming even if not as disorientating due to their completely contradictory nature.