Narrative:

WX on ground was very bad. Rain and wind reported to 40 KTS on taxi out. PNF briefed the SID -- one we have done many times. Reports of continuously moderate, occasional, severe turbulence at lower altitudes. PF (me) briefed the departure climb. Takeoff was exciting, the climb to 1500 ft then left turn to pns, all ok. The airplane was under control but the instruments were difficult to see. Approaching 2000 ft the FMS commanded the turn to the departure fix, lanna. I continued the climb to 3000 ft. PNF said the climb was early. He did not get the NDB needle swing that he would, having flown over pnj. He was busy with radios and a clearance to climb to 7000 ft with a heading assignment. I looked at NDB and it showed us abeam (not over) pnj. I thought the climb was ok. PNF said later we may have climbed 1 mi early (before pnj). Later, I measured the distance from departure end of runway 6 (teb) to pnj on low chart, about 6 1/2 mi. Thinking back on 'when' this all happened, I still think we were ok. We had TCASII up and for sure, no traffic conflict was noted. I engaged autoplt at about 6000 ft and the rest of the trip was uneventful. Departure controller did not mention anything about altitude except he needed expedited climb to 7000 ft, which we also wanted -- to get out of the turbulence. PF and PNF decided to report the 'incident.' I do know the WX, the worst I remember in 8 yrs, was contributing to the confusion. I just wanted to keep everything (aircraft) under control, which I did, but I lost the detail of crossing pnj, then climb to 3000 ft as the SID dictates.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CPR FLC STARTS THEIR CLB TOO EARLY ON THE TETERBORO 3 SID.

Narrative: WX ON GND WAS VERY BAD. RAIN AND WIND RPTED TO 40 KTS ON TAXI OUT. PNF BRIEFED THE SID -- ONE WE HAVE DONE MANY TIMES. RPTS OF CONTINUOUSLY MODERATE, OCCASIONAL, SEVERE TURB AT LOWER ALTS. PF (ME) BRIEFED THE DEP CLB. TKOF WAS EXCITING, THE CLB TO 1500 FT THEN L TURN TO PNS, ALL OK. THE AIRPLANE WAS UNDER CTL BUT THE INSTS WERE DIFFICULT TO SEE. APCHING 2000 FT THE FMS COMMANDED THE TURN TO THE DEP FIX, LANNA. I CONTINUED THE CLB TO 3000 FT. PNF SAID THE CLB WAS EARLY. HE DID NOT GET THE NDB NEEDLE SWING THAT HE WOULD, HAVING FLOWN OVER PNJ. HE WAS BUSY WITH RADIOS AND A CLRNC TO CLB TO 7000 FT WITH A HDG ASSIGNMENT. I LOOKED AT NDB AND IT SHOWED US ABEAM (NOT OVER) PNJ. I THOUGHT THE CLB WAS OK. PNF SAID LATER WE MAY HAVE CLBED 1 MI EARLY (BEFORE PNJ). LATER, I MEASURED THE DISTANCE FROM DEP END OF RWY 6 (TEB) TO PNJ ON LOW CHART, ABOUT 6 1/2 MI. THINKING BACK ON 'WHEN' THIS ALL HAPPENED, I STILL THINK WE WERE OK. WE HAD TCASII UP AND FOR SURE, NO TFC CONFLICT WAS NOTED. I ENGAGED AUTOPLT AT ABOUT 6000 FT AND THE REST OF THE TRIP WAS UNEVENTFUL. DEP CTLR DID NOT MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT ALT EXCEPT HE NEEDED EXPEDITED CLB TO 7000 FT, WHICH WE ALSO WANTED -- TO GET OUT OF THE TURB. PF AND PNF DECIDED TO RPT THE 'INCIDENT.' I DO KNOW THE WX, THE WORST I REMEMBER IN 8 YRS, WAS CONTRIBUTING TO THE CONFUSION. I JUST WANTED TO KEEP EVERYTHING (ACFT) UNDER CTL, WHICH I DID, BUT I LOST THE DETAIL OF XING PNJ, THEN CLB TO 3000 FT AS THE SID DICTATES.

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.