Narrative:

I took off of runway 24 at teb on the teb 5 departure and as required by the departure procedure I was to climb runway heading until 1500 ft MSL; then turn right heading 280 degrees; maintain 1500 ft MSL until passing the 250 radial from teb and 4.5 DME off the teb VOR then climb and maintain 2000 ft MSL. Unfortunately I lost spatial orientation and continued the climb towards 2000 ft MSL until I realized as I approached 1900 ft MSL that I did not stop my climb at 1500 ft MSL. As I began reducing my altitude ny departure requested our altitude and we informed them that we were correcting back to 1500 ft MSL. In the future I will engage the autopilot sooner especially when there are crossing restrs on the departure procedure that are at the lower altitudes.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GL20 BREAKS ALT RESTR ON TEB SID.

Narrative: I TOOK OFF OF RWY 24 AT TEB ON THE TEB 5 DEP AND AS REQUIRED BY THE DEP PROC I WAS TO CLB RWY HEADING UNTIL 1500 FT MSL; THEN TURN R HEADING 280 DEGS; MAINTAIN 1500 FT MSL UNTIL PASSING THE 250 RADIAL FROM TEB AND 4.5 DME OFF THE TEB VOR THEN CLIMB AND MAINTAIN 2000 FT MSL. UNFORTUNATELY I LOST SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND CONTINUED THE CLIMB TOWARDS 2000 FT MSL UNTIL I REALIZED AS I APCHED 1900 FT MSL THAT I DID NOT STOP MY CLB AT 1500 FT MSL. AS I BEGAN REDUCING MY ALTITUDE NY DEP REQUESTED OUR ALTITUDE AND WE INFORMED THEM THAT WE WERE CORRECTING BACK TO 1500 FT MSL. IN THE FUTURE I WILL ENGAGE THE AUTOPILOT SOONER ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE CROSSING RESTRS ON THE DEP PROC THAT ARE AT THE LOWER ALTITUDES.

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.