BE40 flight crew climbs to 2000 ft prior to 4.5 DME on the teb 5 departure.

Attributes
ACN	740703
Time
Date	200706
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
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Beechjet 400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : teb5
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	740703
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met 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:

Departing teb on the teb 5 departure we climbed on runway heading to 1500 ft then turned right to 280 degrees then leveled to the 4.5 DME fix then climbed to 2000 ft. All exactly like the departure instructs. ATC then asked our altitude and we said 2000 ft. He said I thought you were going to 1500 ft? I said we did then climbed to 2000 ft. He said you haven't gotten to DME 4.5 miles yet. Per our pre-programmed mfd we had achieved approximately 4 DME. It is difficult to be exact to 4.5 DME in moderate low level turbulence. Perhaps we may have been off by a slight amount in DME. If so we apologize. Neither we nor any other plane was affected by this. Winds were 30 KTS and coming off the hills.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE40 FLT CREW CLIMBS TO 2000 FT PRIOR TO 4.5 DME ON THE TEB 5 DEP.

Narrative: DEPARTING TEB ON THE TEB 5 DEP WE CLIMBED ON RWY HEADING TO 1500 FT THEN TURNED R TO 280 DEGS THEN LEVELED TO THE 4.5 DME FIX THEN CLIMBED TO 2000 FT. ALL EXACTLY LIKE THE DEP INSTRUCTS. ATC THEN ASKED OUR ALT AND WE SAID 2000 FT. HE SAID I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO 1500 FT? I SAID WE DID THEN CLIMBED TO 2000 FT. HE SAID YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO DME 4.5 MILES YET. PER OUR PRE-PROGRAMMED MFD WE HAD ACHIEVED APPROX 4 DME. IT IS DIFFICULT TO BE EXACT TO 4.5 DME IN MODERATE LOW LEVEL TURB. PERHAPS WE MAY HAVE BEEN OFF BY A SLIGHT AMOUNT IN DME. IF SO WE APOLOGIZE. NEITHER WE NOR ANY OTHER PLANE WAS AFFECTED BY THIS. WINDS WERE 30 KTS AND COMING OFF THE HILLS.

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.