Narrative:

We departed from runway 24 and we planned on flying the published SID as cleared. We maintained runway heading until 1500 ft and turned right to a heading of 280 degrees. We were handed off to the next controller at this time. When I checked in we were leveling at 2000 ft. The controller told us that we should not be at 2000 ft yet because of arrivals into newark. I briefly explained that we were flying the published SID and he handed us off to new york center. We were then told to climb to 6000 ft. Looking back at this event we had climbed to 2000 ft too soon. We should not have climbed to 2000 ft until 4.5 DME. I was the pilot not flying. When the pilot flying made the turn to 280 degrees he did not level at 1500 ft and inadvertently climbed to 2000 ft. The altitude preselector should have been set to 1500 ft and not 2000 ft which is what we had. Also the departure was hand flown and if the autopilot had been used this event could have been avoided. The PF is returning to flying after an extended period (3 years) of non flying. Before the departure the SID was thoroughly briefed and discussed. As the captain of the flight I felt comfortable letting the first officer fly the departure because he was familiar with the procedure. Suggestion: 'do not climb above 1500 ft until instructed to do so.' we are taking actions within our department to prevent this from happening again; ie; in house training; and discussions to put preventative measures in place.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: G IV FLT CREW FAILED TO LEVEL OFF AT 1500 FT ON THE TETERBORO FIVE DEP AS DEPICTED.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED FROM RWY 24 AND WE PLANNED ON FLYING THE PUBLISHED SID AS CLEARED. WE MAINTAINED RUNWAY HEADING UNTIL 1500 FT AND TURNED RIGHT TO A HEADING OF 280 DEGREES. WE WERE HANDED OFF TO THE NEXT CONTROLLER AT THIS TIME. WHEN I CHECKED IN WE WERE LEVELING AT 2000 FT. THE CONTROLLER TOLD US THAT WE SHOULD NOT BE AT 2000 FT YET BECAUSE OF ARRIVALS INTO NEWARK. I BRIEFLY EXPLAINED THAT WE WERE FLYING THE PUBLISHED SID AND HE HANDED US OFF TO NEW YORK CENTER. WE WERE THEN TOLD TO CLIMB TO 6000 FT. LOOKING BACK AT THIS EVENT WE HAD CLIMBED TO 2000 FT TOO SOON. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE CLIMBED TO 2000 FT UNTIL 4.5 DME. I WAS THE PILOT NOT FLYING. WHEN THE PILOT FLYING MADE THE TURN TO 280 DEGS HE DID NOT LEVEL AT 1500 FT AND INADVERTENTLY CLIMBED TO 2000 FT. THE ALTITUDE PRESELECTOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN SET TO 1500 FT AND NOT 2000 FT WHICH IS WHAT WE HAD. ALSO THE DEPARTURE WAS HAND FLOWN AND IF THE AUTOPILOT HAD BEEN USED THIS EVENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. THE PF IS RETURNING TO FLYING AFTER AN EXTENDED PERIOD (3 YEARS) OF NON FLYING. BEFORE THE DEPARTURE THE SID WAS THOROUGHLY BRIEFED AND DISCUSSED. AS THE CAPTAIN OF THE FLIGHT I FELT COMFORTABLE LETTING THE FIRST OFFICER FLY THE DEPARTURE BECAUSE HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE PROCEDURE. SUGGESTION: 'DO NOT CLIMB ABOVE 1500 FT UNTIL INSTRUCTED TO DO SO.' WE ARE TAKING ACTIONS WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENT TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN; IE; IN HOUSE TRAINING; AND DISCUSSIONS TO PUT PREVENTATIVE MEASURES IN PLACE.

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.