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Captain of a beech 90 overshot the initial altitude fix of a SID departure during initial climb after takeoff due to unfamiliarity with the SID and the first officer not briefing captain on that fix in the SID. The captain discovered his mistake when departure controller inquired about their altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 414820 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : teb airport : teg |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | King Air C90 E90 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 2850 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 414820 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Aircraft was flying teb 4 SID. I (captain) was flying. Prior to departure, first officer read me the teb 4 SID. I then briefed it. First officer misread the SID, we were supposed to maintain 1500 ft until 4.5 DME. First officer neglected to read this part. We took off and climbed to assigned altitude before 4.5 DME. ATC queried us regarding altitude and then directed us to maintain 2000 ft. As a flight crew, we should both have read the SID and then briefed it. In the future, I will expect both flight crew members to read the SID prior to brief. This way, errors (inadvertent) can be more easily/effectively avoided.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF A BEECH 90 OVERSHOT THE INITIAL ALT FIX OF A SID DEP DURING INITIAL CLB AFTER TKOF DUE TO UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE SID AND THE FO NOT BRIEFING CAPT ON THAT FIX IN THE SID. THE CAPT DISCOVERED HIS MISTAKE WHEN DEP CTLR INQUIRED ABOUT THEIR ALT.
Narrative: ACFT WAS FLYING TEB 4 SID. I (CAPT) WAS FLYING. PRIOR TO DEP, FO READ ME THE TEB 4 SID. I THEN BRIEFED IT. FO MISREAD THE SID, WE WERE SUPPOSED TO MAINTAIN 1500 FT UNTIL 4.5 DME. FO NEGLECTED TO READ THIS PART. WE TOOK OFF AND CLBED TO ASSIGNED ALT BEFORE 4.5 DME. ATC QUERIED US REGARDING ALT AND THEN DIRECTED US TO MAINTAIN 2000 FT. AS A FLC, WE SHOULD BOTH HAVE READ THE SID AND THEN BRIEFED IT. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL EXPECT BOTH FLC MEMBERS TO READ THE SID PRIOR TO BRIEF. THIS WAY, ERRORS (INADVERTENT) CAN BE MORE EASILY/EFFECTIVELY AVOIDED.
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.