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Attributes | |
ACN | 1045697 |
Time | |
Date | 201210 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | TEB.Airport |
State Reference | NJ |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | IMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | Gulfstream IV / G350 / G450 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
Route In Use | SID RUUDY4 |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Component | |
Aircraft Component | Autopilot |
Person 1 | |
Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 140 Flight Crew Total 19500 Flight Crew Type 4000 |
Events | |
Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Departing teb runway 24 on the RUUDY4 departure; wentz intersection has a mandatory crossing restriction of 1;500 ft. After liftoff and gear retraction; I asked for the autopilot to be engaged at approximately 900 ft to insure that the aircraft leveled at 1;500 ft at wentz. As the aircraft approached 1;500 ft; the climb rate was such that the autopilot overshot the altitude by 100 ft. I disconnected the autopilot and manually flew the aircraft back to 1;500 ft. The departure controller then cleared us to 10;000 ft with no further comment. I relied on the autopilot to level the aircraft at 1;500 ft assuming that would be the case. In the future; I will be more vigilant that the autopilot will comply with the performance that I expect.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: G450 First Officer reports overshooting the 1;500 FT initial level off altitude on the RUUDY4 departure from TEB. The autopilot was engaged at 900 FT and was unable to make to make the level off precisely.
Narrative: Departing TEB Runway 24 on the RUUDY4 departure; WENTZ intersection has a mandatory crossing restriction of 1;500 FT. After liftoff and gear retraction; I asked for the autopilot to be engaged at approximately 900 FT to insure that the aircraft leveled at 1;500 FT at WENTZ. As the aircraft approached 1;500 FT; the climb rate was such that the autopilot overshot the altitude by 100 FT. I disconnected the autopilot and manually flew the aircraft back to 1;500 FT. The Departure Controller then cleared us to 10;000 FT with no further comment. I relied on the autopilot to level the aircraft at 1;500 FT assuming that would be the case. In the future; I will be more vigilant that the autopilot will comply with the performance that I expect.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.