Narrative:

During a takeoff from runway 24 at teb, I turned the autoplt on at 1000 ft as I had briefed. What I had not verified was that the first officer had placed 3000 ft in the altitude alerter. Shortly after turning the autoplt on, it became clear that the aircraft was not leveling off at 1500 ft, but by the time I could disconnect the autoplt I took over manually. We had climbed to 2000 ft. Shortly after this, the controller became very agitated. The problem was caused by the fact that I had not verified the correct altitude setting during the briefing. Contributing factors were fatigue and an inexperienced first officer. Supplemental information from acn 597987: we had been cleared for takeoff on runway 24 at teb via the teb 5 departure. This SID requires a right turn to heading and climb to 1500 ft until 4.5 DME from teb. After 4.5 DME, climb to 2000 ft. Just before we were cleared for takeoff, an aerostar had taken off. The tower advised us to keep a visual on the aerostar, as he was departing VFR at 1000-1500 ft swbound also. I programmed our altitude alerter to 3000 ft (our cleared to altitude). At flight school we would put the first 'hard' altitude into the alerter, this would have been 1500 ft. This is in our SOP's. However, other PIC's have said to put in our higher cleared to altitude (3000 ft). Based on this, I started putting in our cleared to altitude. After takeoff, I kept my eyes on the aerostar and not the altitude. I had relied on the PIC to make the required turn and altitude restrs. Before getting to the 4.5 fix, we were advised by departure to get back down to 1500 ft, we had climbed to 2100 ft. We went down to 1500 ft and continued with the published departure. From this point forward, I will put in the first 'hard' altitude as required by our SOP's. If the PIC says something different, I will remind him of the SOP's.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C560 CREW DEP TEB OFF RWY 24 ON TEB 5 SID WITH 3000 FT SET IN THE ALT ALERTER, RESULTING IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH SID RESTRS.

Narrative: DURING A TKOF FROM RWY 24 AT TEB, I TURNED THE AUTOPLT ON AT 1000 FT AS I HAD BRIEFED. WHAT I HAD NOT VERIFIED WAS THAT THE FO HAD PLACED 3000 FT IN THE ALT ALERTER. SHORTLY AFTER TURNING THE AUTOPLT ON, IT BECAME CLR THAT THE ACFT WAS NOT LEVELING OFF AT 1500 FT, BUT BY THE TIME I COULD DISCONNECT THE AUTOPLT I TOOK OVER MANUALLY. WE HAD CLBED TO 2000 FT. SHORTLY AFTER THIS, THE CTLR BECAME VERY AGITATED. THE PROB WAS CAUSED BY THE FACT THAT I HAD NOT VERIFIED THE CORRECT ALT SETTING DURING THE BRIEFING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE FATIGUE AND AN INEXPERIENCED FO. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 597987: WE HAD BEEN CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 24 AT TEB VIA THE TEB 5 DEP. THIS SID REQUIRES A R TURN TO HDG AND CLB TO 1500 FT UNTIL 4.5 DME FROM TEB. AFTER 4.5 DME, CLB TO 2000 FT. JUST BEFORE WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF, AN AEROSTAR HAD TAKEN OFF. THE TWR ADVISED US TO KEEP A VISUAL ON THE AEROSTAR, AS HE WAS DEPARTING VFR AT 1000-1500 FT SWBOUND ALSO. I PROGRAMMED OUR ALT ALERTER TO 3000 FT (OUR CLRED TO ALT). AT FLT SCHOOL WE WOULD PUT THE FIRST 'HARD' ALT INTO THE ALERTER, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN 1500 FT. THIS IS IN OUR SOP'S. HOWEVER, OTHER PIC'S HAVE SAID TO PUT IN OUR HIGHER CLRED TO ALT (3000 FT). BASED ON THIS, I STARTED PUTTING IN OUR CLRED TO ALT. AFTER TKOF, I KEPT MY EYES ON THE AEROSTAR AND NOT THE ALT. I HAD RELIED ON THE PIC TO MAKE THE REQUIRED TURN AND ALT RESTRS. BEFORE GETTING TO THE 4.5 FIX, WE WERE ADVISED BY DEP TO GET BACK DOWN TO 1500 FT, WE HAD CLBED TO 2100 FT. WE WENT DOWN TO 1500 FT AND CONTINUED WITH THE PUBLISHED DEP. FROM THIS POINT FORWARD, I WILL PUT IN THE FIRST 'HARD' ALT AS REQUIRED BY OUR SOP'S. IF THE PIC SAYS SOMETHING DIFFERENT, I WILL REMIND HIM OF THE SOP'S.

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.