Narrative:

SID requires a level off at 1500 ft MSL, then right turn to 280 degrees. Upon contacting departure control, we were instructed to turn before reaching 1500 ft. Because of a much lighter aircraft than usual, due to just going to ithaca, ny before going home to oklahoma, rate of climb was high due to my slow reduction of power. We reached altitude during turn and during level off, turbulence ballooned our altitude to around 1700 ft causing concern from ATC. Chance of altitude overshoot would have been prevented had I made a much bigger power reduction right after takeoff for a much slower climb rate and creeping up to altitude.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A LIGHT LEAR TYPE JET OVERSHOOTS IT'S ALT DURING THE RWY 24 DEP PROC IN A NIGHT OP FROM TEB, NJ.

Narrative: SID REQUIRES A LEVEL OFF AT 1500 FT MSL, THEN R TURN TO 280 DEGS. UPON CONTACTING DEP CTL, WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO TURN BEFORE REACHING 1500 FT. BECAUSE OF A MUCH LIGHTER ACFT THAN USUAL, DUE TO JUST GOING TO ITHACA, NY BEFORE GOING HOME TO OKLAHOMA, RATE OF CLB WAS HIGH DUE TO MY SLOW REDUCTION OF POWER. WE REACHED ALT DURING TURN AND DURING LEVEL OFF, TURB BALLOONED OUR ALT TO AROUND 1700 FT CAUSING CONCERN FROM ATC. CHANCE OF ALT OVERSHOOT WOULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED HAD I MADE A MUCH BIGGER POWER REDUCTION RIGHT AFTER TKOF FOR A MUCH SLOWER CLB RATE AND CREEPING UP TO ALT.

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.