Narrative:

While departing the teb airport on the teb 5 departure; our aircraft momentarily flew through the departure procedure altitude of 1500 feet; reaching an altitude of 1800 feet before being quickly corrected back to the procedure altitude of 1500 feet. The co-pilot was the pilot flying. As we approached our altitude limit I repeated a call to the co-pilot that the aircraft was approaching and then; had reached the departure procedure altitude of 1500 feet. The co-pilot failed to react quickly enough; reducing the power and lowering the nose; which allowed the momentum of the airplane to carry it through the departure procedure altitude by 300 feet. I immediately assisted the co-pilot by reducing the power and helping to lower the nose to initiate a quick correction back to the departure procedure altitude of 1500 feet. We briefed the departure procedure several times including once before being cleared for takeoff; so I do not feel that preparation was the issue. The major factor contributing to this event was probably the co-pilot's lack of recent experience in the airplane which led to his slow reaction to the approaching altitude limit. In all; I feel our reaction was appropriate; quickly returning the aircraft to the appropriate altitude of 1500 feet within a matter of 15 to 30 seconds. I think to prevent this from happening again in the future we can do a couple of things. The first would be to brief ourselves in detail of exactly what we are going to do on the departure including reducing the power early along with a more shallow climb rate. The second thing would be to consider engaging the autopilot when climbing through a thousand feet; which in this case would have prevented our altitude deviation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C550 CAPT RPTS AN INEXPERIENCED FO FAILED TO LEVEL AT 1500 FT ON THE TEB 5 SID EVEN AFTER A THOROUGH PREFLT BRIEF AND CLBED TO 1800 FT BEFORE DSNDING AGAIN.

Narrative: WHILE DEPARTING THE TEB AIRPORT ON THE TEB 5 DEPARTURE; OUR AIRCRAFT MOMENTARILY FLEW THROUGH THE DEPARTURE PROCEDURE ALTITUDE OF 1500 FEET; REACHING AN ALTITUDE OF 1800 FEET BEFORE BEING QUICKLY CORRECTED BACK TO THE PROCEDURE ALTITUDE OF 1500 FEET. THE CO-PILOT WAS THE PILOT FLYING. AS WE APPROACHED OUR ALTITUDE LIMIT I REPEATED A CALL TO THE CO-PILOT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING AND THEN; HAD REACHED THE DEPARTURE PROCEDURE ALTITUDE OF 1500 FEET. THE CO-PILOT FAILED TO REACT QUICKLY ENOUGH; REDUCING THE POWER AND LOWERING THE NOSE; WHICH ALLOWED THE MOMENTUM OF THE AIRPLANE TO CARRY IT THROUGH THE DEPARTURE PROCEDURE ALTITUDE BY 300 FEET. I IMMEDIATELY ASSISTED THE CO-PILOT BY REDUCING THE POWER AND HELPING TO LOWER THE NOSE TO INITIATE A QUICK CORRECTION BACK TO THE DEPARTURE PROCEDURE ALTITUDE OF 1500 FEET. WE BRIEFED THE DEPARTURE PROCEDURE SEVERAL TIMES INCLUDING ONCE BEFORE BEING CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF; SO I DO NOT FEEL THAT PREPARATION WAS THE ISSUE. THE MAJOR FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THIS EVENT WAS PROBABLY THE CO-PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE IN THE AIRPLANE WHICH LED TO HIS SLOW REACTION TO THE APPROACHING ALTITUDE LIMIT. IN ALL; I FEEL OUR REACTION WAS APPROPRIATE; QUICKLY RETURNING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE APPROPRIATE ALTITUDE OF 1500 FEET WITHIN A MATTER OF 15 TO 30 SECONDS. I THINK TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN IN THE FUTURE WE CAN DO A COUPLE OF THINGS. THE FIRST WOULD BE TO BRIEF OURSELVES IN DETAIL OF EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO ON THE DEPARTURE INCLUDING REDUCING THE POWER EARLY ALONG WITH A MORE SHALLOW CLIMB RATE. THE SECOND THING WOULD BE TO CONSIDER ENGAGING THE AUTOPILOT WHEN CLIMBING THROUGH A THOUSAND FEET; WHICH IN THIS CASE WOULD HAVE PREVENTED OUR ALTITUDE DEVIATION.

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.