Air taxi exceeds published altitude flying SID.

Attributes
ACN	224586
Time
Date	199210
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure sid : sid enroute airway : n90
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 9600 flight time type : 2
ASRS Report	224586
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

First officer briefed the captain about the departure SID and our clearance. We were #1 for takeoff. Takeoff clearance was delayed for about 50 mins due to traffic. During this long wait first officer again briefed the captain about the departure SID route, climb to 2000 ft and proceed to NDB. After passing NDB climb to 3000 ft. Captain climbed to 2600 ft before reaching the NDB. When first officer first saw the missed clearance, advised the captain of it. Then returned to the correct altitude. No conflict with traffic occurred. This is a human performance problem. As we try to meet the noise abatement procedure and SID procedures and ATC procedures and make a safe takeoff and many radio changes, too much is happening at the same time for the unfamiliar to this new area to handle, something will always get missed. One major factor was the long delay at the runway where the mind then goes blank. The departure times need to be more accurate or hold traffic at the gates before engine start. We need to help lower the actions and workload that occurs right after takeoff in order to improve safety.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIR TAXI EXCEEDS PUBLISHED ALT FLYING SID.

Narrative: FO BRIEFED THE CAPT ABOUT THE DEP SID AND OUR CLRNC. WE WERE #1 FOR TKOF. TKOF CLRNC WAS DELAYED FOR ABOUT 50 MINS DUE TO TFC. DURING THIS LONG WAIT FO AGAIN BRIEFED THE CAPT ABOUT THE DEP SID RTE, CLB TO 2000 FT AND PROCEED TO NDB. AFTER PASSING NDB CLB TO 3000 FT. CAPT CLBED TO 2600 FT BEFORE REACHING THE NDB. WHEN FO FIRST SAW THE MISSED CLRNC, ADVISED THE CAPT OF IT. THEN RETURNED TO THE CORRECT ALT. NO CONFLICT WITH TFC OCCURRED. THIS IS A HUMAN PERFORMANCE PROBLEM. AS WE TRY TO MEET THE NOISE ABATEMENT PROC AND SID PROCS AND ATC PROCS AND MAKE A SAFE TKOF AND MANY RADIO CHANGES, TOO MUCH IS HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME FOR THE UNFAMILIAR TO THIS NEW AREA TO HANDLE, SOMETHING WILL ALWAYS GET MISSED. ONE MAJOR FACTOR WAS THE LONG DELAY AT THE RWY WHERE THE MIND THEN GOES BLANK. THE DEP TIMES NEED TO BE MORE ACCURATE OR HOLD TFC AT THE GATES BEFORE ENG START. WE NEED TO HELP LOWER THE ACTIONS AND WORKLOAD THAT OCCURS RIGHT AFTER TKOF IN ORDER TO IMPROVE SAFETY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.