Narrative:

After takeoff; I retracted the gear and raised the flaps. In an effort to comply with the noise restrs at smo; I reduced the thrust; however; my power reduction was apparently excessive as the aircraft stopped accelerating; so I lowered the nose to avoid a stall. As we continued the departure; the first officer for the flight stated we should climb at a higher rate. As I started to raise the nose of the aircraft; tower called and requested I climb. At that time; I had increased the thrust. At no time did we descend and no warning from the terrain avoidance to advise a descent. The vvi was always positive also. In the future; I will make a smaller power reduction and leave the flaps down longer. I felt a great pressure to reduce power to avoid noise problems because of the threat of a large fine or the company being barred from the airport. This pressure contributed to my excessive power reduction. I would suggest more lenient consideration would avoid a potentially hazardous procedure. By the way; we did not exceed the noise limits. I called the noise control office. They reported an 89.6 level -- 95 is an acceptable limit.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE400 PLT ON AN SMO NOISE ABATEMENT CLB DEP COMMENTS ABOUT HIS EXCESSIVE PWR REDUCTION BECAUSE OF FEAR OF FINANCIAL PUNISHMENT FOR EXCESSIVE NOISE.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF; I RETRACTED THE GEAR AND RAISED THE FLAPS. IN AN EFFORT TO COMPLY WITH THE NOISE RESTRS AT SMO; I REDUCED THE THRUST; HOWEVER; MY PWR REDUCTION WAS APPARENTLY EXCESSIVE AS THE ACFT STOPPED ACCELERATING; SO I LOWERED THE NOSE TO AVOID A STALL. AS WE CONTINUED THE DEP; THE FO FOR THE FLT STATED WE SHOULD CLB AT A HIGHER RATE. AS I STARTED TO RAISE THE NOSE OF THE ACFT; TWR CALLED AND REQUESTED I CLB. AT THAT TIME; I HAD INCREASED THE THRUST. AT NO TIME DID WE DSND AND NO WARNING FROM THE TERRAIN AVOIDANCE TO ADVISE A DSCNT. THE VVI WAS ALWAYS POSITIVE ALSO. IN THE FUTURE; I WILL MAKE A SMALLER PWR REDUCTION AND LEAVE THE FLAPS DOWN LONGER. I FELT A GREAT PRESSURE TO REDUCE PWR TO AVOID NOISE PROBS BECAUSE OF THE THREAT OF A LARGE FINE OR THE COMPANY BEING BARRED FROM THE ARPT. THIS PRESSURE CONTRIBUTED TO MY EXCESSIVE PWR REDUCTION. I WOULD SUGGEST MORE LENIENT CONSIDERATION WOULD AVOID A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS PROC. BY THE WAY; WE DID NOT EXCEED THE NOISE LIMITS. I CALLED THE NOISE CTL OFFICE. THEY RPTED AN 89.6 LEVEL -- 95 IS AN ACCEPTABLE LIMIT.

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.