Narrative:

The non type rated copilot was flying the last leg of the trip for the day from teb to abe. While performing the teb 4 SID which calls for runway heading to 1500 ft and then a right turn to 280 degrees then climb to 3000 ft after crossing teb 4-5 DME, I was in the right seat and was reaching down and looking down for a chart that had fallen during the rapid acceleration on takeoff. While my head was down, the copilot climbed right through 1500 ft. I got hold of the airplane from him at about 2200 ft and got the plane back down to 1500 ft and made the turn to 280 degrees. It took a brief struggle to gain control of the plane from the copilot as he did not think he had done anything wrong, and did not want to relinquish control of the plane. The procedure had been briefed to him 3 times while on the ground -- as had emergency procedures. After I performed the procedure and explained myself to the controller, I gave the plane back to the copilot. He was unable to fly the airplane correctly at this point as he had 'fallen apart' after busting the SID. He was too worried about losing his license over this and was unable to perform any duties correctly for the rest of the 20 min flight. Although the procedure had been briefed thoroughly, I should not have looked down for 1 second during the departure -- as the copilot has a history of not being able to follow procedures correctly.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LEARJET 35 FO OVERSHOT INITIAL CLB ALT AND HDG CHANGE DURING SID DEP. CAPT TOOK OVER ACFT CTLS AND RETURNED TO PUBLISHED PROC ALT AND HDG.

Narrative: THE NON TYPE RATED COPLT WAS FLYING THE LAST LEG OF THE TRIP FOR THE DAY FROM TEB TO ABE. WHILE PERFORMING THE TEB 4 SID WHICH CALLS FOR RWY HDG TO 1500 FT AND THEN A R TURN TO 280 DEGS THEN CLB TO 3000 FT AFTER XING TEB 4-5 DME, I WAS IN THE R SEAT AND WAS REACHING DOWN AND LOOKING DOWN FOR A CHART THAT HAD FALLEN DURING THE RAPID ACCELERATION ON TKOF. WHILE MY HEAD WAS DOWN, THE COPLT CLBED RIGHT THROUGH 1500 FT. I GOT HOLD OF THE AIRPLANE FROM HIM AT ABOUT 2200 FT AND GOT THE PLANE BACK DOWN TO 1500 FT AND MADE THE TURN TO 280 DEGS. IT TOOK A BRIEF STRUGGLE TO GAIN CTL OF THE PLANE FROM THE COPLT AS HE DID NOT THINK HE HAD DONE ANYTHING WRONG, AND DID NOT WANT TO RELINQUISH CTL OF THE PLANE. THE PROC HAD BEEN BRIEFED TO HIM 3 TIMES WHILE ON THE GND -- AS HAD EMER PROCS. AFTER I PERFORMED THE PROC AND EXPLAINED MYSELF TO THE CTLR, I GAVE THE PLANE BACK TO THE COPLT. HE WAS UNABLE TO FLY THE AIRPLANE CORRECTLY AT THIS POINT AS HE HAD 'FALLEN APART' AFTER BUSTING THE SID. HE WAS TOO WORRIED ABOUT LOSING HIS LICENSE OVER THIS AND WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM ANY DUTIES CORRECTLY FOR THE REST OF THE 20 MIN FLT. ALTHOUGH THE PROC HAD BEEN BRIEFED THOROUGHLY, I SHOULD NOT HAVE LOOKED DOWN FOR 1 SECOND DURING THE DEP -- AS THE COPLT HAS A HISTORY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO FOLLOW PROCS CORRECTLY.

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.