Citation CE560XL flight crew has an altitude excursion during the teb 5 departure.

Attributes
ACN	707499
Time
Date	200608
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
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	Citation Excel
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : teb 5
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4850 flight time type : 1150
ASRS Report	707499
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 183 flight time total : 24798 flight time type : 1324
ASRS Report	706894
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to original clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was flying as copilot (PNF) in our company aircraft. We departed teb on the teb 5 departure SID. We were climbing out on runway heading (as depicted on chart) to 1500 ft MSL. As we reached 1500 ft; we turned to 280 degree heading. The captain at that time reached over and turned the altitude alerter up thinking it was time to climb higher. At that point we were handed over to ny center and I mistakenly read back climbing to 2000 ft MSL. The controller said it should be 1500 ft; and I replied roger 1500 ft. The departure requires 2000 ft after 4.5 DME from teb VOR. I think we were about 4 DME. The captain was hand flying the aircraft and when he spun the altitude alert he climbed to I think 1700 ft to 1800 ft. I know we never reached 2000 ft and we had not received a TCAS alert. Captain returned to 1500 ft. I have flown that departure SID at teb several times and the SID was briefed well before takeoff. I had set up the FMS with the SID and I'm not sure why the captain was hand flying. I think in the confusion of the captain spinning the altitude alerter thinking it was time to climb and not being at 4.5 DME he flew through the 1500 ft altitude. Looking back I think we briefed the SID properly. I think the autoplt should have been used to help on a complicated SID. Had the captain not turned altitude alerter prematurely I would have called climbing to 2000 ft. I think not using the autoplt and the captain thinking it was time climb at the turn to 280 degrees not at 4.5 DME were factors. Supplemental information from acn 706894: after departing runway 24 from teb airport; my first officer was instructed to contact ny departure control. At that same time I had leveled at 1500 ft MSL and started the right turn to 280 degrees in accordance with the teb 5 departure. The first officer's first comment to ny departure was that we were climbing to 2000 ft. This call was in error because we had not yet passed the 4.5 DME teb fix. This confusion was resolved and we continued the flight to our destination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CITATION CE560XL FLT CREW HAS AN ALT EXCURSION DURING THE TEB 5 DEP.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING AS COPLT (PNF) IN OUR COMPANY ACFT. WE DEPARTED TEB ON THE TEB 5 DEP SID. WE WERE CLBING OUT ON RWY HEADING (AS DEPICTED ON CHART) TO 1500 FT MSL. AS WE REACHED 1500 FT; WE TURNED TO 280 DEG HEADING. THE CAPT AT THAT TIME REACHED OVER AND TURNED THE ALT ALERTER UP THINKING IT WAS TIME TO CLB HIGHER. AT THAT POINT WE WERE HANDED OVER TO NY CTR AND I MISTAKENLY READ BACK CLBING TO 2000 FT MSL. THE CTLR SAID IT SHOULD BE 1500 FT; AND I REPLIED ROGER 1500 FT. THE DEP REQUIRES 2000 FT AFTER 4.5 DME FROM TEB VOR. I THINK WE WERE ABOUT 4 DME. THE CAPT WAS HAND FLYING THE ACFT AND WHEN HE SPUN THE ALT ALERT HE CLBED TO I THINK 1700 FT TO 1800 FT. I KNOW WE NEVER REACHED 2000 FT AND WE HAD NOT RECEIVED A TCAS ALERT. CAPT RETURNED TO 1500 FT. I HAVE FLOWN THAT DEP SID AT TEB SEVERAL TIMES AND THE SID WAS BRIEFED WELL BEFORE TAKEOFF. I HAD SET UP THE FMS WITH THE SID AND I'M NOT SURE WHY THE CAPT WAS HAND FLYING. I THINK IN THE CONFUSION OF THE CAPT SPINNING THE ALT ALERTER THINKING IT WAS TIME TO CLB AND NOT BEING AT 4.5 DME HE FLEW THROUGH THE 1500 FT ALT. LOOKING BACK I THINK WE BRIEFED THE SID PROPERLY. I THINK THE AUTOPLT SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED TO HELP ON A COMPLICATED SID. HAD THE CAPT NOT TURNED ALT ALERTER PREMATURELY I WOULD HAVE CALLED CLBING TO 2000 FT. I THINK NOT USING THE AUTOPLT AND THE CAPT THINKING IT WAS TIME CLB AT THE TURN TO 280 DEGS NOT AT 4.5 DME WERE FACTORS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 706894: AFTER DEPARTING RWY 24 FROM TEB ARPT; MY FO WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT NY DEP CTL. AT THAT SAME TIME I HAD LEVELED AT 1500 FT MSL AND STARTED THE R TURN TO 280 DEGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEB 5 DEP. THE FO'S FIRST COMMENT TO NY DEP WAS THAT WE WERE CLBING TO 2000 FT. THIS CALL WAS IN ERROR BECAUSE WE HAD NOT YET PASSED THE 4.5 DME TEB FIX. THIS CONFUSION WAS RESOLVED AND WE CONTINUED THE FLT TO OUR DEST.

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.