Narrative:

A thorough briefing for the teb 5 departure for runway 24 was conducted prior to departure. I; the captain; was the PF and have flown this procedure many times and am very familiar with the SID. 1500 ft was placed into the altitude preselect. The flight director was engaged at the time. Our aircraft was cleared for takeoff. The SID requires one to climb on runway heading as rapidly as possible to 1500 ft then turn right heading 280 degrees while maintaining that altitude. At the 4.5 DME off the teb VOR one can then climb and maintain 2000 ft. The altitude deviation occurred at the 1500 ft level off and turn to heading 280 degrees. I began to trim and push forward on the yoke for the level off. I used both hands to push forward and announced to the first officer that I had no pitch trim. The first officer checked the pitch trim toggle and noticed it was placed in the emergency position. The first officer then placed the pitch trim toggle into the normal position and I had regained pitch trim. By that time our altitude had deviated 500 ft. As soon as I regained pitch trim I descended back to 1500 ft. ATC noticed our deviation and the first officer acknowledged our pitch trim problem. ATC said it was no problem and cleared our aircraft higher. Following our arrival at destination a post flight debriefing was conducted. I know the first officer felt bad about the mistake. The preflight cockpit check in the aircraft requires the pitch trim to be checked in the normal; disconnect and emergency position. This is where the oversight was made; when it was not returned to the normal position following the emergency position check. I recommended to the first officer that during the taxi check; when the trim position indicators are verified; also make one last check of all trim toggle switches and announce trim switches set both; normal and normal. This mistake or oversight I believe was caused by the cold weather and no heat in the aircraft during the cockpit pre flight check leading to rushing or being in a hurry to get out of the elements.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BEECH JET FLT CREW ATTEMPTING TO LEVEL OFF AT 1500 FT ON THE TEB 5 DISCOVERS PITCH TRIM IS NOT FUNCTIONING AND OVERSHOOTS BEFORE THE PROBLEM IS CORRECTED.

Narrative: A THOROUGH BRIEFING FOR THE TEB 5 DEP FOR RWY 24 WAS CONDUCTED PRIOR TO DEP. I; THE CAPT; WAS THE PF AND HAVE FLOWN THIS PROCEDURE MANY TIMES AND AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE SID. 1500 FT WAS PLACED INTO THE ALTITUDE PRESELECT. THE FLT DIRECTOR WAS ENGAGED AT THE TIME. OUR ACFT WAS CLRED FOR TAKEOFF. THE SID REQUIRES ONE TO CLB ON RWY HEADING AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE TO 1500 FT THEN TURN R HEADING 280 DEGS WHILE MAINTAINING THAT ALTITUDE. AT THE 4.5 DME OFF THE TEB VOR ONE CAN THEN CLB AND MAINTAIN 2000 FT. THE ALTITUDE DEVIATION OCCURRED AT THE 1500 FT LEVEL OFF AND TURN TO HEADING 280 DEGS. I BEGAN TO TRIM AND PUSH FORWARD ON THE YOKE FOR THE LEVEL OFF. I USED BOTH HANDS TO PUSH FORWARD AND ANNOUNCED TO THE FO THAT I HAD NO PITCH TRIM. THE FO CHKED THE PITCH TRIM TOGGLE AND NOTICED IT WAS PLACED IN THE EMER POSITION. THE FO THEN PLACED THE PITCH TRIM TOGGLE INTO THE NORMAL POSITION AND I HAD REGAINED PITCH TRIM. BY THAT TIME OUR ALTITUDE HAD DEVIATED 500 FT. AS SOON AS I REGAINED PITCH TRIM I DSNDED BACK TO 1500 FT. ATC NOTICED OUR DEVIATION AND THE FO ACKNOWLEDGED OUR PITCH TRIM PROBLEM. ATC SAID IT WAS NO PROBLEM AND CLRED OUR ACFT HIGHER. FOLLOWING OUR ARR AT DEST A POST FLT DEBRIEFING WAS CONDUCTED. I KNOW THE FO FELT BAD ABOUT THE MISTAKE. THE PREFLIGHT COCKPIT CHECK IN THE ACFT REQUIRES THE PITCH TRIM TO BE CHKED IN THE NORMAL; DISCONNECT AND EMER POSITION. THIS IS WHERE THE OVERSIGHT WAS MADE; WHEN IT WAS NOT RETURNED TO THE NORMAL POSITION FOLLOWING THE EMER POSITION CHECK. I RECOMMENDED TO THE FO THAT DURING THE TAXI CHECK; WHEN THE TRIM POSITION INDICATORS ARE VERIFIED; ALSO MAKE ONE LAST CHECK OF ALL TRIM TOGGLE SWITCHES AND ANNOUNCE TRIM SWITCHES SET BOTH; NORMAL AND NORMAL. THIS MISTAKE OR OVERSIGHT I BELIEVE WAS CAUSED BY THE COLD WEATHER AND NO HEAT IN THE ACFT DURING THE COCKPIT PRE FLT CHECK LEADING TO RUSHING OR BEING IN A HURRY TO GET OUT OF THE ELEMENTS.

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.