LJ55 crew had the departure controller counsel them while flying the teb 5 SID.

Attributes
ACN	594771
Time
Date	200309
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : teb.tower
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Learjet 55
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : teb five
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 1645 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	594771
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Situations
Chart	sid : teb 5

Narrative:

Took off from teb runway 24 per teterboro five departure. As we leveled off at 1500 ft the controller, in a rather stern voice, told us to 'stay level at 1500 ft.' (I don't recall the exact words, but we understood it to imply that we were 'busting altitude.') we immediately began rechking our altimeter settings and re-reading the SID and maintaining 1500 ft. On the leveloff, I recall seeing the altimeter approach 1600 ft, but that was our maximum altitude reached. Rechking our altimeter and the SID, caused us to make the turn to 280 degrees later than we otherwise would have, and the controller admonished us for this also. At 4.5 DME we began our climb to 2000 ft as published and accepted departure radar vectors.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LJ55 CREW HAD THE DEP CTLR COUNSEL THEM WHILE FLYING THE TEB 5 SID.

Narrative: TOOK OFF FROM TEB RWY 24 PER TETERBORO FIVE DEP. AS WE LEVELED OFF AT 1500 FT THE CTLR, IN A RATHER STERN VOICE, TOLD US TO 'STAY LEVEL AT 1500 FT.' (I DON'T RECALL THE EXACT WORDS, BUT WE UNDERSTOOD IT TO IMPLY THAT WE WERE 'BUSTING ALT.') WE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN RECHKING OUR ALTIMETER SETTINGS AND RE-READING THE SID AND MAINTAINING 1500 FT. ON THE LEVELOFF, I RECALL SEEING THE ALTIMETER APCH 1600 FT, BUT THAT WAS OUR MAX ALT REACHED. RECHKING OUR ALTIMETER AND THE SID, CAUSED US TO MAKE THE TURN TO 280 DEGS LATER THAN WE OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE, AND THE CTLR ADMONISHED US FOR THIS ALSO. AT 4.5 DME WE BEGAN OUR CLB TO 2000 FT AS PUBLISHED AND ACCEPTED DEP RADAR VECTORS.

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.