C425 pilot climbed to 2000 ft before crossing the teb 4 pt 5 DME on the teb 5 SID.

Attributes
ACN	583998
Time
Date	200306
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Conquest I/Conquest II
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other
Route In Use	departure sid : teb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 30000 flight time type : 1150
ASRS Report	583998
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed teterboro, nj, on a teb 5 departure. The incident occurred when ATC stated I was at 2000 ft too soon. I was then cleared to 8000 ft and off frequency. At that time, my DME read 4.8. It's my belief my emphasis on climb was after the turn instead of the DME fix. I use commercial charts, and the DME fix is printed in smaller type, and in parenthesis. Perhaps a change in that print would make the procedure clrer. On the other hand, I may have hurried my personal briefing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C425 PLT CLBED TO 2000 FT BEFORE XING THE TEB 4 PT 5 DME ON THE TEB 5 SID.

Narrative: DEPARTED TETERBORO, NJ, ON A TEB 5 DEP. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN ATC STATED I WAS AT 2000 FT TOO SOON. I WAS THEN CLRED TO 8000 FT AND OFF FREQ. AT THAT TIME, MY DME READ 4.8. IT'S MY BELIEF MY EMPHASIS ON CLB WAS AFTER THE TURN INSTEAD OF THE DME FIX. I USE COMMERCIAL CHARTS, AND THE DME FIX IS PRINTED IN SMALLER TYPE, AND IN PARENTHESIS. PERHAPS A CHANGE IN THAT PRINT WOULD MAKE THE PROC CLRER. ON THE OTHER HAND, I MAY HAVE HURRIED MY PERSONAL BRIEFING.

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.