A falcon 10 departing teb exceeded the initial 1500 ft level off altitude by 300 ft.

Attributes
ACN	686629
Time
Date	200602
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : charter
Make Model Name	Falcon 10C
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : teb 5
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	686629
Person 2
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Airspace Structure Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The problem arose while flying the runway 24 departure from teb. I had studied the teb 5 departure thoroughly prior to the passenger arriving and engine start. During taxi to runway 24; the co-pilot and I briefed the departure again clarifying to each other the details of the procedure. Once we were cleared into position and hold; we briefed the procedure one last time. The co-pilot said; 'climb to 1500 ft; at 4.5 DME right turn 280 degrees; then up to 2000 ft.' my reply was; 'no; it's climb to 1500 ft; right turn 280 degrees to 4.5 DME then up to 2000 ft.' the co-pilot double checked the departure and agreed. Then we were cleared for takeoff. As we were climbing out; teb tower handed us off to ny approach. After the co-pilot contacted approach; the controller said; 'maintain 1500 ft heading 280 degrees;' as I was climbing through it to 1700 ft and managed to level at 1800 ft and begin a descent back to 1500 ft. The co-pilot kept saying '1500! 1500!' somewhere between the final briefing before takeoff and that point; my mind somehow switched to an initial 2000 ft level off. It was then I got irritated at the controller for giving us a new altitude assignment as we were passing through it; even though he didn't give us a new one. The controller retorted that the departure was to maintain 1500 ft and I should read the departure when I got to altitude. After his retort; I realized my error and apologized. Thinking about the event during cruise; I think the reason I continued the climb was the last altitude I briefed prior to takeoff. Talking it over with the co-pilot; my solution was that I should have stated; 'climb and maintain 1500 ft; then right 280 degrees.' a suggestion from the co-pilot was that we should pull the power back right away with low altitude level offs. But even then; my mind was set on 2000 ft being the initial level off. Although we had been on duty already from over 12 hours; I do not believe fatigue was a factor in this case as indicated by my catching the co-pilot's switch of the heading and DME before takeoff. Both the co-pilot and I felt quite alert and remained so during the remainder of the flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FALCON 10 DEPARTING TEB EXCEEDED THE INITIAL 1500 FT LEVEL OFF ALTITUDE BY 300 FT.

Narrative: THE PROB AROSE WHILE FLYING THE RWY 24 DEP FROM TEB. I HAD STUDIED THE TEB 5 DEP THOROUGHLY PRIOR TO THE PAX ARRIVING AND ENGINE START. DURING TAXI TO RWY 24; THE CO-PLT AND I BRIEFED THE DEP AGAIN CLARIFYING TO EACH OTHER THE DETAILS OF THE PROC. ONCE WE WERE CLRED INTO POSITION AND HOLD; WE BRIEFED THE PROC ONE LAST TIME. THE CO-PLT SAID; 'CLB TO 1500 FT; AT 4.5 DME RIGHT TURN 280 DEGS; THEN UP TO 2000 FT.' MY REPLY WAS; 'NO; IT'S CLB TO 1500 FT; R TURN 280 DEGS TO 4.5 DME THEN UP TO 2000 FT.' THE CO-PLT DOUBLE CHKED THE DEP AND AGREED. THEN WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF. AS WE WERE CLBING OUT; TEB TWR HANDED US OFF TO NY APCH. AFTER THE CO-PLT CONTACTED APCH; THE CTLR SAID; 'MAINTAIN 1500 FT HEADING 280 DEGS;' AS I WAS CLBING THROUGH IT TO 1700 FT AND MANAGED TO LEVEL AT 1800 FT AND BEGIN A DSCNT BACK TO 1500 FT. THE CO-PLT KEPT SAYING '1500! 1500!' SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE FINAL BRIEFING BEFORE TKOF AND THAT POINT; MY MIND SOMEHOW SWITCHED TO AN INITIAL 2000 FT LEVEL OFF. IT WAS THEN I GOT IRRITATED AT THE CTLR FOR GIVING US A NEW ALTITUDE ASSIGNMENT AS WE WERE PASSING THROUGH IT; EVEN THOUGH HE DIDN'T GIVE US A NEW ONE. THE CTLR RETORTED THAT THE DEP WAS TO MAINTAIN 1500 FT AND I SHOULD READ THE DEP WHEN I GOT TO ALT. AFTER HIS RETORT; I REALIZED MY ERROR AND APOLOGIZED. THINKING ABOUT THE EVENT DURING CRUISE; I THINK THE REASON I CONTINUED THE CLB WAS THE LAST ALT I BRIEFED PRIOR TO TKOF. TALKING IT OVER WITH THE CO-PLT; MY SOLUTION WAS THAT I SHOULD HAVE STATED; 'CLB AND MAINTAIN 1500 FT; THEN RIGHT 280 DEGS.' A SUGGESTION FROM THE CO-PLT WAS THAT WE SHOULD PULL THE POWER BACK RIGHT AWAY WITH LOW ALTITUDE LEVEL OFFS. BUT EVEN THEN; MY MIND WAS SET ON 2000 FT BEING THE INITIAL LEVEL OFF. ALTHOUGH WE HAD BEEN ON DUTY ALREADY FROM OVER 12 HRS; I DO NOT BELIEVE FATIGUE WAS A FACTOR IN THIS CASE AS INDICATED BY MY CATCHING THE CO-PLT'S SWITCH OF THE HEADING AND DME BEFORE TKOF. BOTH THE CO-PLT AND I FELT QUITE ALERT AND REMAINED SO DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT.

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.