Narrative:

While departing teb on the teb 5 departure, we were supposed to climb to 1500 ft MSL on runway heading, then right turn to 280 degree heading until 4.5 DME, then climb to 2000 ft MSL. Me and my copilot and completed all checklist items, but did not notice we had an incorrect altimeter setting. Field elevation is 9 ft and the altimeter was set at 30.36 with an altitude of 860 ft. On the departure, I leveled off at 1500 ft MSL, but was only at 600 ft AGL. New york departure asked us to say altitude, which was 1500 ft MSL. Neither of us caught the incorrect altimeter setting. One factor leading up to this was for both of us, it was the first time either of us flew this hawker which was all EFIS and both of us came off a steam gauge airplane. We were rushed and in an unfamiliar cockpit.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: N90 DEP QUESTIONS DEPARTING H25B FLC OFF TEB OBSERVING AN ALT OF 600 FT DUE TO INCORRECT EFIS FIELD ELEVATION INPUT PRIOR TO DEP.

Narrative: WHILE DEPARTING TEB ON THE TEB 5 DEP, WE WERE SUPPOSED TO CLB TO 1500 FT MSL ON RWY HDG, THEN R TURN TO 280 DEG HDG UNTIL 4.5 DME, THEN CLB TO 2000 FT MSL. ME AND MY COPLT AND COMPLETED ALL CHKLIST ITEMS, BUT DID NOT NOTICE WE HAD AN INCORRECT ALTIMETER SETTING. FIELD ELEVATION IS 9 FT AND THE ALTIMETER WAS SET AT 30.36 WITH AN ALT OF 860 FT. ON THE DEP, I LEVELED OFF AT 1500 FT MSL, BUT WAS ONLY AT 600 FT AGL. NEW YORK DEP ASKED US TO SAY ALT, WHICH WAS 1500 FT MSL. NEITHER OF US CAUGHT THE INCORRECT ALTIMETER SETTING. ONE FACTOR LEADING UP TO THIS WAS FOR BOTH OF US, IT WAS THE FIRST TIME EITHER OF US FLEW THIS HAWKER WHICH WAS ALL EFIS AND BOTH OF US CAME OFF A STEAM GAUGE AIRPLANE. WE WERE RUSHED AND IN AN UNFAMILIAR COCKPIT.

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.