A BE400 flight crew began to climb before reaching the 4.5 DME requirement while on the teb 5 depart...

Attributes
ACN	621655
Time
Date	200406
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : teb.vor
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Beechjet 400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : teb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	621655
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After a long wait for engine start, taxi and takeoff (ground stop for WX), we were issued a takeoff clearance. We were assigned the teb 5 departure off of runway 24. Upon takeoff and climb out, we followed the procedure. Upon reaching 1500 ft MSL, I asked my captain if I should wait until passing 4.5 DME and then continue the climb to 2000 ft MSL. He told me to continue to 2000 ft MSL. I asked him to verify that there was no DME requirement before continuing up to 2000 ft MSL. Again, I was told to continue my climb by my captain. At approximately 3.7 DME from teb VOR, I vacated 1500 ft for 2000 ft MSL. Upon passing through 1800 ft MSL, my captain found the 4.5 DME before leaving 1500 ft MSL requirement and told me to get back to 1500 ft MSL. At about the same time, ny departure came on the radio and stated, 'you didn't comply with the SID as instructed.' we returned to 1500 ft MSL uneventfully and without traffic conflicts or alerts. Factors contributing to this were: myself vacating 1500 ft MSL prematurely before having my captain verify it. While I did question the DME requirement, I should have not left the altitude until my captain had verified it despite him telling me to do so and telling me to climb to 2000 ft MSL and that there was no DME requirement. While we did leave 1500 ft MSL early, we promptly returned when we discovered we erred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE400 FLT CREW BEGAN TO CLB BEFORE REACHING THE 4.5 DME REQUIREMENT WHILE ON THE TEB 5 DEP.

Narrative: AFTER A LONG WAIT FOR ENGINE START, TAXI AND TKOF (GND STOP FOR WX), WE WERE ISSUED A TKOF CLRNC. WE WERE ASSIGNED THE TEB 5 DEP OFF OF RWY 24. UPON TKOF AND CLBOUT, WE FOLLOWED THE PROC. UPON REACHING 1500 FT MSL, I ASKED MY CAPT IF I SHOULD WAIT UNTIL PASSING 4.5 DME AND THEN CONTINUE THE CLB TO 2000 FT MSL. HE TOLD ME TO CONTINUE TO 2000 FT MSL. I ASKED HIM TO VERIFY THAT THERE WAS NO DME REQUIREMENT BEFORE CONTINUING UP TO 2000 FT MSL. AGAIN, I WAS TOLD TO CONTINUE MY CLB BY MY CAPT. AT APPROX 3.7 DME FROM TEB VOR, I VACATED 1500 FT FOR 2000 FT MSL. UPON PASSING THROUGH 1800 FT MSL, MY CAPT FOUND THE 4.5 DME BEFORE LEAVING 1500 FT MSL REQUIREMENT AND TOLD ME TO GET BACK TO 1500 FT MSL. AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME, NY DEP CAME ON THE RADIO AND STATED, 'YOU DIDN'T COMPLY WITH THE SID AS INSTRUCTED.' WE RETURNED TO 1500 FT MSL UNEVENTFULLY AND WITHOUT TFC CONFLICTS OR ALERTS. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS WERE: MYSELF VACATING 1500 FT MSL PREMATURELY BEFORE HAVING MY CAPT VERIFY IT. WHILE I DID QUESTION THE DME REQUIREMENT, I SHOULD HAVE NOT LEFT THE ALT UNTIL MY CAPT HAD VERIFIED IT DESPITE HIM TELLING ME TO DO SO AND TELLING ME TO CLB TO 2000 FT MSL AND THAT THERE WAS NO DME REQUIREMENT. WHILE WE DID LEAVE 1500 FT MSL EARLY, WE PROMPTLY RETURNED WHEN WE DISCOVERED WE ERRED.

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.

A BE400 flight crew began to climb before reaching the 4.5 DME requirement while on the teb 5 departure.