Narrative:

I arrived at teb airport; running late to pick up a passenger for a charity flight for routine medical treatment. To depart promptly; since I had received a recent WX briefing via duats prior to the inbound leg; I did not enter the pilot briefing area or call flight service before departing. Instead; I listened to the ATIS and then called clearance delivery. The departure clearance included the teb 5 departure. I had a printed copy and an electronic copy in a tablet pc. I examined the digital version and saw navaids and frequencies; but no altitudes. I assumed that the altitude would be assigned in due time by the tower or departure control. On initial climb out; I realized that no altitude had been assigned. Furthermore; I realized that no heading had been assigned either. I immediately tried to contact departure control to ask; but frequency congestion at this very busy airport prevented prompt contact. As soon as I succeeded; departure control immediately told me to stop climbing and informed me that I had exceeded an altitude restr in the SID and was off course. Reviewing the sequence afterward; I discovered that this SID had two pages. The digital version is presented as two docs; rather than one doc with two pages; as long 'pdf' docs usually are. I had selected only the first document so I had not seen the second portion. That portion contains very specific altitude and course instructions. I had many opportunities to realize this error but ignored nagging doubts. The ATIS mentioned a requirement to comply with teb 5 altitude restrs. However; when I heard the ATIS I hadn't been assigned any SID. Reasoning that of course I would comply with any printed restrs; I dismissed the warning as unneeded. On the runway; I did realize I had no heading information; but assumed that runway heading was appropriate for an initial course and I would get a vector from departure control upon breaking ground. Rather than delay the busy airport's operations; I proceeded. In retrospect; of course; I should have realized that I was missing important altitude and heading information and stopped there and notified the tower that I had problems with my clearance. On a subsequent visit to this airport; I did visit the pilot briefing area. Large posters warn pilots to comply with the restrs I had violated. Lessons learned: aside from the obvious lesson that sids can have two electronic files; the incident strongly reminds me to look for missing information; ask for it if needed; and not to rely on ATC to fill in gaps in a clearance by radio. Don't launch without knowing exactly where to go; absent further instructions.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B35 PLT DID NOT COMPLY WITH EITHER TEB 5 HDG OR ALT CONSTRAINTS BECAUSE HE FAILED TO LOOK AT THE DEP CHARTING.

Narrative: I ARRIVED AT TEB ARPT; RUNNING LATE TO PICK UP A PAX FOR A CHARITY FLT FOR ROUTINE MEDICAL TREATMENT. TO DEPART PROMPTLY; SINCE I HAD RECEIVED A RECENT WX BRIEFING VIA DUATS PRIOR TO THE INBND LEG; I DID NOT ENTER THE PLT BRIEFING AREA OR CALL FLT SVC BEFORE DEPARTING. INSTEAD; I LISTENED TO THE ATIS AND THEN CALLED CLRNC DELIVERY. THE DEP CLRNC INCLUDED THE TEB 5 DEP. I HAD A PRINTED COPY AND AN ELECTRONIC COPY IN A TABLET PC. I EXAMINED THE DIGITAL VERSION AND SAW NAVAIDS AND FREQUENCIES; BUT NO ALTS. I ASSUMED THAT THE ALT WOULD BE ASSIGNED IN DUE TIME BY THE TWR OR DEP CTL. ON INITIAL CLBOUT; I REALIZED THAT NO ALT HAD BEEN ASSIGNED. FURTHERMORE; I REALIZED THAT NO HDG HAD BEEN ASSIGNED EITHER. I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO CONTACT DEP CTL TO ASK; BUT FREQUENCY CONGESTION AT THIS VERY BUSY ARPT PREVENTED PROMPT CONTACT. AS SOON AS I SUCCEEDED; DEP CTL IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME TO STOP CLBING AND INFORMED ME THAT I HAD EXCEEDED AN ALT RESTR IN THE SID AND WAS OFF COURSE. REVIEWING THE SEQUENCE AFTERWARD; I DISCOVERED THAT THIS SID HAD TWO PAGES. THE DIGITAL VERSION IS PRESENTED AS TWO DOCS; RATHER THAN ONE DOC WITH TWO PAGES; AS LONG 'PDF' DOCS USUALLY ARE. I HAD SELECTED ONLY THE FIRST DOCUMENT SO I HAD NOT SEEN THE SECOND PORTION. THAT PORTION CONTAINS VERY SPECIFIC ALT AND COURSE INSTRUCTIONS. I HAD MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO REALIZE THIS ERROR BUT IGNORED NAGGING DOUBTS. THE ATIS MENTIONED A REQUIREMENT TO COMPLY WITH TEB 5 ALT RESTRS. HOWEVER; WHEN I HEARD THE ATIS I HADN'T BEEN ASSIGNED ANY SID. REASONING THAT OF COURSE I WOULD COMPLY WITH ANY PRINTED RESTRS; I DISMISSED THE WARNING AS UNNEEDED. ON THE RWY; I DID REALIZE I HAD NO HDG INFO; BUT ASSUMED THAT RWY HDG WAS APPROPRIATE FOR AN INITIAL COURSE AND I WOULD GET A VECTOR FROM DEP CTL UPON BREAKING GND. RATHER THAN DELAY THE BUSY ARPT'S OPS; I PROCEEDED. IN RETROSPECT; OF COURSE; I SHOULD HAVE REALIZED THAT I WAS MISSING IMPORTANT ALT AND HDG INFO AND STOPPED THERE AND NOTIFIED THE TWR THAT I HAD PROBS WITH MY CLRNC. ON A SUBSEQUENT VISIT TO THIS ARPT; I DID VISIT THE PLT BRIEFING AREA. LARGE POSTERS WARN PLTS TO COMPLY WITH THE RESTRS I HAD VIOLATED. LESSONS LEARNED: ASIDE FROM THE OBVIOUS LESSON THAT SIDS CAN HAVE TWO ELECTRONIC FILES; THE INCIDENT STRONGLY REMINDS ME TO LOOK FOR MISSING INFO; ASK FOR IT IF NEEDED; AND NOT TO RELY ON ATC TO FILL IN GAPS IN A CLRNC BY RADIO. DON'T LAUNCH WITHOUT KNOWING EXACTLY WHERE TO GO; ABSENT FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.

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.