A PA44 pilot climbed to 2000 ft on the teb 5 prior to 4.5 DME.

Attributes
ACN	656407
Time
Date	200505
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1600 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	PA-44 Seminole Turbo Seminole
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : teb 5
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	656407
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed runway 24 at teb (teb 5 departure). I followed the prescribed procedure which was runway heading until reaching 1500 ft then I turned to the prescribed heading 280 degrees and I then climbed to 2000 ft prior to the 4.5 DME. It was about three miles when the controller mention the altitude deviation. (The procedure requires you to wait until the 4.5 DME to climb to 2000 ft.) one contributing factor would be high workload and trying to meet a deadline with the cargo I was carrying. The only other thing I would say is that comparing the runway 16 procedure and the runway 24 procedure leaves room for error. Runway 16 allows the climb to 2000 ft prior to pnj. If someone was used to doing this procedure they might be more likely to make this error.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA44 PLT CLBED TO 2000 FT ON THE TEB 5 PRIOR TO 4.5 DME.

Narrative: DEPARTED RWY 24 AT TEB (TEB 5 DEP). I FOLLOWED THE PRESCRIBED PROC WHICH WAS RWY HDG UNTIL REACHING 1500 FT THEN I TURNED TO THE PRESCRIBED HDG 280 DEGS AND I THEN CLBED TO 2000 FT PRIOR TO THE 4.5 DME. IT WAS ABOUT THREE MILES WHEN THE CTLR MENTION THE ALT DEV. (THE PROCEDURE REQUIRES YOU TO WAIT UNTIL THE 4.5 DME TO CLB TO 2000 FT.) ONE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WOULD BE HIGH WORKLOAD AND TRYING TO MEET A DEADLINE WITH THE CARGO I WAS CARRYING. THE ONLY OTHER THING I WOULD SAY IS THAT COMPARING THE RWY 16 PROCEDURE AND THE RWY 24 PROCEDURE LEAVES ROOM FOR ERROR. RWY 16 ALLOWS THE CLB TO 2000 FT PRIOR TO PNJ. IF SOMEONE WAS USED TO DOING THIS PROCEDURE THEY MIGHT BE MORE LIKELY TO MAKE THIS ERROR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.