Astra crew had cockpit paperwork confusion on departure at teb.

Attributes
ACN	473496
Time
Date	200005
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 1300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Make Model Name	IAI1125 (Astra)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : dalton
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Person 1
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 16500 flight time type : 850
ASRS Report	473496
Person 2
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Received departure clearance and copied full route on outsized piece of paper, not on normal pad because the full route was from teb-bfi (seattle) departure control frequency was 119.2. Did not set up departure control frequency on normal preselect frequency page of radio remote tuner, because of interruption and forgot to do it later. The departure frequency was overlooked in the taxi checklist when we reviewed the departure. I don't know why it was not reviewed. The copilot assumed on takeoff that the incorrect frequency set in the remote tuner from a previous event was the correct one. The correct frequency as copied in the clearance had fallen to the cockpit floor. Confusion reigned as we went back to tower for 119.2. We remained at 1300 ft MSL per the SID until acquiring departure control on 119.2. Part of the problem lies in the original clearance on the teb 2 SID. We needed runway 19, which caused a change to the dalton SID while taxiing. The new frequency for departure was assigned and I am not sure it was preset or if it was, then no one answered. There may have been a low flying helicopter which came near our flight path. I do not know if there was a conflict. Very uncomfortable being gear up, NORDO under traffic into ewr. Discussed absolute need to brief all aspects of departure including proper frequency assignment.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ASTRA CREW HAD COCKPIT PAPERWORK CONFUSION ON DEP AT TEB.

Narrative: RECEIVED DEP CLRNC AND COPIED FULL RTE ON OUTSIZED PIECE OF PAPER, NOT ON NORMAL PAD BECAUSE THE FULL RTE WAS FROM TEB-BFI (SEATTLE) DEP CTL FREQ WAS 119.2. DID NOT SET UP DEP CTL FREQ ON NORMAL PRESELECT FREQ PAGE OF RADIO REMOTE TUNER, BECAUSE OF INTERRUPTION AND FORGOT TO DO IT LATER. THE DEP FREQ WAS OVERLOOKED IN THE TAXI CHKLIST WHEN WE REVIEWED THE DEP. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT WAS NOT REVIEWED. THE COPLT ASSUMED ON TKOF THAT THE INCORRECT FREQ SET IN THE REMOTE TUNER FROM A PREVIOUS EVENT WAS THE CORRECT ONE. THE CORRECT FREQ AS COPIED IN THE CLRNC HAD FALLEN TO THE COCKPIT FLOOR. CONFUSION REIGNED AS WE WENT BACK TO TWR FOR 119.2. WE REMAINED AT 1300 FT MSL PER THE SID UNTIL ACQUIRING DEP CTL ON 119.2. PART OF THE PROB LIES IN THE ORIGINAL CLRNC ON THE TEB 2 SID. WE NEEDED RWY 19, WHICH CAUSED A CHANGE TO THE DALTON SID WHILE TAXIING. THE NEW FREQ FOR DEP WAS ASSIGNED AND I AM NOT SURE IT WAS PRESET OR IF IT WAS, THEN NO ONE ANSWERED. THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A LOW FLYING HELI WHICH CAME NEAR OUR FLT PATH. I DO NOT KNOW IF THERE WAS A CONFLICT. VERY UNCOMFORTABLE BEING GEAR UP, NORDO UNDER TFC INTO EWR. DISCUSSED ABSOLUTE NEED TO BRIEF ALL ASPECTS OF DEP INCLUDING PROPER FREQ ASSIGNMENT.

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.