A CL65 pilot new to the aircraft had a misadjusted seat and leveled high at the teb 5 1500 ft constr...

Attributes
ACN	754401
Time
Date	200709
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Challenger CL604
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : teb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 1 flight time total : 5400 flight time type : 1
ASRS Report	754401
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude flight crew : regained aircraft control
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After takeoff from teb we performed the teb 5 departure from runway 24. We knew to climb initially to 1500 ft and then at 4.5 DME turn to heading of 280. Once on the 280 heading we knew to climb to 2000 ft. This was my first takeoff in the airplane ever and I overshot the initial altitude of 1500 feet by 100 feet. In other words we stopped our climb at 1600 and eventually made our way back down to 1500 feet. ATC queried whether we were leveling at 1500 and we replied with an affirmative. They did not state that there was any conflict caused and after that; we continued uneventfully. Besides being my first takeoff in the airplane; another thing that contributed was that my seat position was too far aft. When it came time to level at the 1500 foot altitude; I had a difficult time with applying sufficient forward pressure on the yoke to lower the pitch of the airplane. Before the flight I moved the seat as far forward as it would go; which I thought was the stop. I also looked at the eye line ups and noticed that they were indicating that I was a little aft of where I should be. Since the seat wouldn't move any more forward; I didn't think there was anything I could do about it. In flight after we reached a point where I could further examine the seat; I found it was caught on something and eventually got it to move more forward. In retrospect; I probably should have asked the captain to make the takeoff from teb and saved my first takeoff for an airport that didn't have such a demanding departure procedure. Also; I should have looked more closely at my seat to determine why it wouldn't move forward more before the flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CL65 PILOT NEW TO THE ACFT HAD A MISADJUSTED SEAT AND LEVELED HIGH AT THE TEB 5 1500 FT CONSTRAINT BECAUSE HE COULD NOT PUSH THE YOKE ENOUGH FORWARD.

Narrative: AFTER TAKEOFF FROM TEB WE PERFORMED THE TEB 5 DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 24. WE KNEW TO CLIMB INITIALLY TO 1500 FT AND THEN AT 4.5 DME TURN TO HEADING OF 280. ONCE ON THE 280 HEADING WE KNEW TO CLIMB TO 2000 FT. THIS WAS MY FIRST TAKEOFF IN THE AIRPLANE EVER AND I OVERSHOT THE INITIAL ALTITUDE OF 1500 FEET BY 100 FEET. IN OTHER WORDS WE STOPPED OUR CLIMB AT 1600 AND EVENTUALLY MADE OUR WAY BACK DOWN TO 1500 FEET. ATC QUERIED WHETHER WE WERE LEVELING AT 1500 AND WE REPLIED WITH AN AFFIRMATIVE. THEY DID NOT STATE THAT THERE WAS ANY CONFLICT CAUSED AND AFTER THAT; WE CONTINUED UNEVENTFULLY. BESIDES BEING MY FIRST TAKEOFF IN THE AIRPLANE; ANOTHER THING THAT CONTRIBUTED WAS THAT MY SEAT POSITION WAS TOO FAR AFT. WHEN IT CAME TIME TO LEVEL AT THE 1500 FOOT ALTITUDE; I HAD A DIFFICULT TIME WITH APPLYING SUFFICIENT FORWARD PRESSURE ON THE YOKE TO LOWER THE PITCH OF THE AIRPLANE. BEFORE THE FLIGHT I MOVED THE SEAT AS FAR FORWARD AS IT WOULD GO; WHICH I THOUGHT WAS THE STOP. I ALSO LOOKED AT THE EYE LINE UPS AND NOTICED THAT THEY WERE INDICATING THAT I WAS A LITTLE AFT OF WHERE I SHOULD BE. SINCE THE SEAT WOULDN'T MOVE ANY MORE FORWARD; I DIDN'T THINK THERE WAS ANYTHING I COULD DO ABOUT IT. IN FLIGHT AFTER WE REACHED A POINT WHERE I COULD FURTHER EXAMINE THE SEAT; I FOUND IT WAS CAUGHT ON SOMETHING AND EVENTUALLY GOT IT TO MOVE MORE FORWARD. IN RETROSPECT; I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE ASKED THE CAPTAIN TO MAKE THE TAKEOFF FROM TEB AND SAVED MY FIRST TAKEOFF FOR AN AIRPORT THAT DIDN'T HAVE SUCH A DEMANDING DEPARTURE PROCEDURE. ALSO; I SHOULD HAVE LOOKED MORE CLOSELY AT MY SEAT TO DETERMINE WHY IT WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD MORE BEFORE THE FLIGHT.

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.

A CL65 pilot new to the aircraft had a misadjusted seat and leveled high at the teb 5 1500 ft constraint because he could not push the yoke enough forward.