A citation flight crew climbed above the assigned altitude on departure from teb.

Attributes
ACN	451880
Time
Date	199909
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 2300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citation V
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : teb4
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	451880
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departing teterboro, nj, we were cleared for the teb 4 departure. Cleared for takeoff at XA30Z after 30 mins holding for departure we departed per the departure making an immediate right turn to 040 degrees while climbing to 1500 ft. Upon reaching 1500 ft we turned left to the pnj NDB while continuing to climb. We noticed we were above 2000 ft at about 2300 ft and began correcting at the same time new york departure informed us we were above 2000 ft. We continued the departure without further incident. All headings and altitudes were briefed prior to departure. We held for takeoff at teb and were 12.5 hours into our crew day. I think the long crew day coupled with a long hold on the ground created an environment of complacency and degraded crew alertness and awareness. Crew should have rebriefed departure just prior to takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CITATION FLC CLBED ABOVE THE ASSIGNED ALT ON DEP FROM TEB.

Narrative: DEPARTING TETERBORO, NJ, WE WERE CLRED FOR THE TEB 4 DEP. CLRED FOR TKOF AT XA30Z AFTER 30 MINS HOLDING FOR DEP WE DEPARTED PER THE DEP MAKING AN IMMEDIATE R TURN TO 040 DEGS WHILE CLBING TO 1500 FT. UPON REACHING 1500 FT WE TURNED L TO THE PNJ NDB WHILE CONTINUING TO CLB. WE NOTICED WE WERE ABOVE 2000 FT AT ABOUT 2300 FT AND BEGAN CORRECTING AT THE SAME TIME NEW YORK DEP INFORMED US WE WERE ABOVE 2000 FT. WE CONTINUED THE DEP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ALL HEADINGS AND ALTS WERE BRIEFED PRIOR TO DEP. WE HELD FOR TKOF AT TEB AND WERE 12.5 HRS INTO OUR CREW DAY. I THINK THE LONG CREW DAY COUPLED WITH A LONG HOLD ON THE GND CREATED AN ENVIRONMENT OF COMPLACENCY AND DEGRADED CREW ALERTNESS AND AWARENESS. CREW SHOULD HAVE REBRIEFED DEP JUST PRIOR TO TKOF.

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.