Learjet crew exceeds 1500 ft on the teb 5 departure prior to 4.5 DME.

Attributes
ACN	734244
Time
Date	200704
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1780
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Learjet 45
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
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 : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	734244
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Departing teb runway 24; teb 5 departure SID calls for climb to 1500 ft then at 1500 ft left turn to 4.5 DME then climb and maintain 2000 ft. Noise abatement procedures in effect. Inadvertently climbed to 1800 feet prior to 4.5 DME. Information/event: was concerned about noise abatement climbed slightly quicker/steeper then normal. Programmed FMS and engaged autoplt after takeoff. Switched to departure frequency; was asked by departure what procedure we were on (caused a momentary distraction) just as autoplt started to turn at 1500 ft and continued to climb toward 2000 ft. Turned off autoplt and descend back to 1500 ft. Highest altitude observed approximately 1780 ft. No conflict with other traffic no TCAS but controller noted the deviation. Cause: prior to departure briefed departure and discussed with other crew member. Both crewmembers confirmed altitude and discussed the 1500 ft level off prior to departure. Inadvertently set 2000 ft as the initial altitude for level off (both crew members observed and noted the 2000 ft). Also under class B airspace and was using vigilance to keep speed below 200 KTS. Long duty day; 9+30. Had been awake early due to thunderstorms in the area. The combination of factors caused the deviation. Next time will exercise more vigilance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LEARJET CREW EXCEEDS 1500 FT ON THE TEB 5 DEP PRIOR TO 4.5 DME.

Narrative: DEPARTING TEB RWY 24; TEB 5 DEPARTURE SID CALLS FOR CLIMB TO 1500 FT THEN AT 1500 FT LEFT TURN TO 4.5 DME THEN CLIMB AND MAINTAIN 2000 FT. NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT. INADVERTENTLY CLIMBED TO 1800 FEET PRIOR TO 4.5 DME. INFO/EVENT: WAS CONCERNED ABOUT NOISE ABATEMENT CLIMBED SLIGHTLY QUICKER/STEEPER THEN NORMAL. PROGRAMMED FMS AND ENGAGED AUTOPLT AFTER TAKEOFF. SWITCHED TO DEP FREQ; WAS ASKED BY DEP WHAT PROCEDURE WE WERE ON (CAUSED A MOMENTARY DISTRACTION) JUST AS AUTOPLT STARTED TO TURN AT 1500 FT AND CONTINUED TO CLIMB TOWARD 2000 FT. TURNED OFF AUTOPLT AND DESCEND BACK TO 1500 FT. HIGHEST ALT OBSERVED APPROX 1780 FT. NO CONFLICT WITH OTHER TRAFFIC NO TCAS BUT CONTROLLER NOTED THE DEVIATION. CAUSE: PRIOR TO DEPARTURE BRIEFED DEPARTURE AND DISCUSSED WITH OTHER CREW MEMBER. BOTH CREWMEMBERS CONFIRMED ALTITUDE AND DISCUSSED THE 1500 FT LEVEL OFF PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. INADVERTENTLY SET 2000 FT AS THE INITIAL ALTITUDE FOR LEVEL OFF (BOTH CREW MEMBERS OBSERVED AND NOTED THE 2000 FT). ALSO UNDER CLASS B AIRSPACE AND WAS USING VIGILANCE TO KEEP SPEED BELOW 200 KTS. LONG DUTY DAY; 9+30. HAD BEEN AWAKE EARLY DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA. THE COMBINATION OF FACTORS CAUSED THE DEVIATION. NEXT TIME WILL EXERCISE MORE VIGILANCE.

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.