Narrative:

On departure from teb, the crew overlooked an assigned altitude depicted in the text portion of the departure procedure 'teb 5 departure.' this text instructed pilots to maintain 1500 ft until reaching approximately 4 DME. ATC discovered the error as we climbed through 3000 ft at approximately 4 DME. ATC advised us of the departure procedure altitude, then reassigned a new altitude, which we complied with. Contributing factors include: the clearance received prior to taxi read, 'cleared to ict via the teb 5 departure, climb and maintain FL390.' the departure procedure altitude restr indicating '1500 ft' appears in the departure procedure text secondary to the route/course, and appeared to the crew as an ancillary or additional runway procedure. Lastly, the crew was unfamiliar with teb procedures (first time), and no altitude was assigned by tower on takeoff. Corrective actions: upon further review of the departure procedure, the crew acknowledges the oversight as our mistake and concluded the following: 1) a more thorough review of departure procedures is necessary, especially when at unfamiliar airports. 2) perhaps clearance delivery could issue 'depart via the teb 5, comply with restrs, expect FL390.' 3) reinforce altitude restrs via tower instructions on takeoff or handoff to TRACON.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR JET FLC FAILED TO LEVEL OFF DURING DEP CLB AT FIX DEPICTED ON SID PROC. MISTAKE WAS NOTICED BY ATC AND A NEW ALT ASSIGNED.

Narrative: ON DEP FROM TEB, THE CREW OVERLOOKED AN ASSIGNED ALT DEPICTED IN THE TEXT PORTION OF THE DEP PROC 'TEB 5 DEP.' THIS TEXT INSTRUCTED PLTS TO MAINTAIN 1500 FT UNTIL REACHING APPROX 4 DME. ATC DISCOVERED THE ERROR AS WE CLBED THROUGH 3000 FT AT APPROX 4 DME. ATC ADVISED US OF THE DEP PROC ALT, THEN REASSIGNED A NEW ALT, WHICH WE COMPLIED WITH. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS INCLUDE: THE CLRNC RECEIVED PRIOR TO TAXI READ, 'CLRED TO ICT VIA THE TEB 5 DEP, CLB AND MAINTAIN FL390.' THE DEP PROC ALT RESTR INDICATING '1500 FT' APPEARS IN THE DEP PROC TEXT SECONDARY TO THE RTE/COURSE, AND APPEARED TO THE CREW AS AN ANCILLARY OR ADDITIONAL RWY PROC. LASTLY, THE CREW WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH TEB PROCS (FIRST TIME), AND NO ALT WAS ASSIGNED BY TWR ON TKOF. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: UPON FURTHER REVIEW OF THE DEP PROC, THE CREW ACKNOWLEDGES THE OVERSIGHT AS OUR MISTAKE AND CONCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: 1) A MORE THOROUGH REVIEW OF DEP PROCS IS NECESSARY, ESPECIALLY WHEN AT UNFAMILIAR ARPTS. 2) PERHAPS CLRNC DELIVERY COULD ISSUE 'DEPART VIA THE TEB 5, COMPLY WITH RESTRS, EXPECT FL390.' 3) REINFORCE ALT RESTRS VIA TWR INSTRUCTIONS ON TKOF OR HDOF TO TRACON.

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.