Flight crew has an altitude deviation during the teb 5 departure.

Attributes
ACN	709831
Time
Date	200609
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : teb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	709831
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Teb 5 departure. Runway 24. I briefed the departure and noted the altitudes and DME requirement. I climbed to 1500 ft and began my turn to heading 280 degrees. The leveloff was made using the flight director command bars. The altitude capture mode had not yet been made. Coincidentally with the leveloff; the altitude alert was moved to 2000 ft. I followed the command to 2000 ft for the leveloff. The problem is that the 2000 ft altitude is to be reached at 4.5 DME from teb VOR. At this point we were about 3.0 DME. The new york approach controller told us of our error. We did not receive a TCAS alert. The error occurred because I was not specific enough about what to do with the altitude alert system in relation to the DME 4.5 fix. I have flown this departure on a number of occasions without a problem. I believe a contributing factor was the fact I had not flown in the previous 63 days. I was lacking in situational awareness; and was not as focused as I should have been. Oddly; the departure procedure was a concern and I thought I had 'covered the bases.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW HAS AN ALTDEV DURING THE TEB 5 DEP.

Narrative: TEB 5 DEP. RWY 24. I BRIEFED THE DEP AND NOTED THE ALTS AND DME REQUIREMENT. I CLBED TO 1500 FT AND BEGAN MY TURN TO HDG 280 DEGS. THE LEVELOFF WAS MADE USING THE FLT DIRECTOR COMMAND BARS. THE ALT CAPTURE MODE HAD NOT YET BEEN MADE. COINCIDENTALLY WITH THE LEVELOFF; THE ALT ALERT WAS MOVED TO 2000 FT. I FOLLOWED THE COMMAND TO 2000 FT FOR THE LEVELOFF. THE PROB IS THAT THE 2000 FT ALT IS TO BE REACHED AT 4.5 DME FROM TEB VOR. AT THIS POINT WE WERE ABOUT 3.0 DME. THE NEW YORK APCH CTLR TOLD US OF OUR ERROR. WE DID NOT RECEIVE A TCAS ALERT. THE ERROR OCCURRED BECAUSE I WAS NOT SPECIFIC ENOUGH ABOUT WHAT TO DO WITH THE ALT ALERT SYS IN RELATION TO THE DME 4.5 FIX. I HAVE FLOWN THIS DEP ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS WITHOUT A PROB. I BELIEVE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE FACT I HAD NOT FLOWN IN THE PREVIOUS 63 DAYS. I WAS LACKING IN SITUATIONAL AWARENESS; AND WAS NOT AS FOCUSED AS I SHOULD HAVE BEEN. ODDLY; THE DEP PROC WAS A CONCERN AND I THOUGHT I HAD 'COVERED THE BASES.'

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.