A C750 on the teb 5 departure out of teb climbed through the 1500 ft restr to 1860 ft.

Attributes
ACN	711822
Time
Date	200609
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1860
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citation X
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : teb
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12850 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	711822
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On departure from runway 24; the SID calls for you to fly the runway heading until 1500 ft MSL with a right turn to 280 degrees until the 4.5 DME fix and then climb to 2000 ft MSL. The altitude selector was improperly set to the 2000 ft altitude rather than the initial 1500 ft required by the SID. When I turned to a heading of 280 degrees; I climbed to 1860 ft before ATC called my attention to the error. The DME distance; at the time of the climb; was approximately 3.6 DME rather than the 4.5 DME required by the SID. Proper use of either the altitude selector to the initial altitude; required by the SID; or a departure made in the mode select navigation and VNAV with the FMS departure linked from the database would have prevented the deviation. At 1500 ft MSL; just prior to the turn to 280 degrees; we encountered a TCAS TA (amber) alert that I did look outside to attempt to acquire. This may have been a distraction that prompted the premature climb.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C750 ON THE TEB 5 DEP OUT OF TEB CLBED THROUGH THE 1500 FT RESTR TO 1860 FT.

Narrative: ON DEP FROM RWY 24; THE SID CALLS FOR YOU TO FLY THE RWY HDG UNTIL 1500 FT MSL WITH A R TURN TO 280 DEGS UNTIL THE 4.5 DME FIX AND THEN CLB TO 2000 FT MSL. THE ALT SELECTOR WAS IMPROPERLY SET TO THE 2000 FT ALT RATHER THAN THE INITIAL 1500 FT REQUIRED BY THE SID. WHEN I TURNED TO A HDG OF 280 DEGS; I CLBED TO 1860 FT BEFORE ATC CALLED MY ATTN TO THE ERROR. THE DME DISTANCE; AT THE TIME OF THE CLB; WAS APPROX 3.6 DME RATHER THAN THE 4.5 DME REQUIRED BY THE SID. PROPER USE OF EITHER THE ALT SELECTOR TO THE INITIAL ALT; REQUIRED BY THE SID; OR A DEP MADE IN THE MODE SELECT NAV AND VNAV WITH THE FMS DEP LINKED FROM THE DATABASE WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE DEV. AT 1500 FT MSL; JUST PRIOR TO THE TURN TO 280 DEGS; WE ENCOUNTERED A TCAS TA (AMBER) ALERT THAT I DID LOOK OUTSIDE TO ATTEMPT TO ACQUIRE. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A DISTR THAT PROMPTED THE PREMATURE CLB.

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.