After changing from the planned runway 29 departure to a runway 11 at ewr to accommodate ATC's reque...

Attributes
ACN	597199
Time
Date	200310
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 3800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon tower : ewr.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Gulfstream IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : nework 7
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 3930 flight time type : 235
ASRS Report	597199
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 10300 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	597201
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllerb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We (the crew) received our full route clearance from newark clearance delivery. As part of our clearance to iah, we were issued the newark 7 instrument departure. As we awaited our services to be completed on the GA ramp, we programmed our FMS's with our full route clearance. Because the wind was out of 350 degrees at 8 KTS, and because we were geographically closer to runway 11/29, we initially anticipated, briefed and programmed runway 29 into our navigation computers. Prior to taxi, we contacted ewr ground and the controller asked if we could accept runway 11. We elected to accommodate his request and re-briefed our departure from runway 11. I, as the PNF, failed to reset the altitude selector from 5000 ft initial altitude off runway 29 to 2500 ft initial altitude off runway 11. We departed runway 11 and were quickly handed off to ny departure control. When I initially checked in with ny, I verbally said we were out of 2500 ft for 5000 ft. The controllers immediately said 'oh really, you should be level at 2500 ft coming off runway 4.' I immediately answered that we indeed took off from runway 11 not runway 4, to which he said that the initial altitude should have still been 2500 ft. The controller did say that tower should have issued you the initial altitude on our takeoff clearance (which they did not). By this time, we had arrested our climb at about 3800 ft MSL. I immediately questioned the controller about returning to 2500 ft immediately! He said to maintain our current altitude and do not climb any higher. Shortly thereafter, he issued us a further climb altitude. Before leaving the controller's frequency, I apologized for our error and he said that it was ok and not to worry about it. To the best of our knowledge, there were no air traffic conflicts due to our error. Supplemental information from acn 597201: this was the 4TH leg of an 8 hour flight schedule day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER CHANGING FROM THE PLANNED RWY 29 DEP TO A RWY 11 AT EWR TO ACCOMMODATE ATC'S REQUEST A CPR GULFSTREAM CREW FAILS TO RESET THE MAINTAIN ALT REQUIRED FOR THE RWY 11 DEP RESULTING IN AN ALT OVERSHOOT.

Narrative: WE (THE CREW) RECEIVED OUR FULL RTE CLRNC FROM NEWARK CLRNC DELIVERY. AS PART OF OUR CLRNC TO IAH, WE WERE ISSUED THE NEWARK 7 INST DEP. AS WE AWAITED OUR SVCS TO BE COMPLETED ON THE GA RAMP, WE PROGRAMMED OUR FMS'S WITH OUR FULL RTE CLRNC. BECAUSE THE WIND WAS OUT OF 350 DEGS AT 8 KTS, AND BECAUSE WE WERE GEOGRAPHICALLY CLOSER TO RWY 11/29, WE INITIALLY ANTICIPATED, BRIEFED AND PROGRAMMED RWY 29 INTO OUR NAV COMPUTERS. PRIOR TO TAXI, WE CONTACTED EWR GND AND THE CTLR ASKED IF WE COULD ACCEPT RWY 11. WE ELECTED TO ACCOMMODATE HIS REQUEST AND RE-BRIEFED OUR DEP FROM RWY 11. I, AS THE PNF, FAILED TO RESET THE ALT SELECTOR FROM 5000 FT INITIAL ALT OFF RWY 29 TO 2500 FT INITIAL ALT OFF RWY 11. WE DEPARTED RWY 11 AND WERE QUICKLY HANDED OFF TO NY DEP CTL. WHEN I INITIALLY CHKED IN WITH NY, I VERBALLY SAID WE WERE OUT OF 2500 FT FOR 5000 FT. THE CTLRS IMMEDIATELY SAID 'OH REALLY, YOU SHOULD BE LEVEL AT 2500 FT COMING OFF RWY 4.' I IMMEDIATELY ANSWERED THAT WE INDEED TOOK OFF FROM RWY 11 NOT RWY 4, TO WHICH HE SAID THAT THE INITIAL ALT SHOULD HAVE STILL BEEN 2500 FT. THE CTLR DID SAY THAT TWR SHOULD HAVE ISSUED YOU THE INITIAL ALT ON OUR TKOF CLRNC (WHICH THEY DID NOT). BY THIS TIME, WE HAD ARRESTED OUR CLB AT ABOUT 3800 FT MSL. I IMMEDIATELY QUESTIONED THE CTLR ABOUT RETURNING TO 2500 FT IMMEDIATELY! HE SAID TO MAINTAIN OUR CURRENT ALT AND DO NOT CLB ANY HIGHER. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, HE ISSUED US A FURTHER CLB ALT. BEFORE LEAVING THE CTLR'S FREQ, I APOLOGIZED FOR OUR ERROR AND HE SAID THAT IT WAS OK AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THERE WERE NO AIR TFC CONFLICTS DUE TO OUR ERROR. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 597201: THIS WAS THE 4TH LEG OF AN 8 HR FLT SCHEDULE DAY.

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.

After changing from the planned runway 29 departure to a runway 11 at ewr to accommodate ATC's request a cpr gulfstream crew fails to reset the maintain altitude required for the runway 11 departure resulting in an altitude overshoot.