Narrative:

Teb 5 departure; runway 24. Runway heading 1500 ft; then right turn 280 degrees; 1500 ft to 4.5 DME off teb; then climb 2000 ft. Upon departure from teb following noise abatement and departure procedures we had reached beyond 4.5 DME so we continued up to 2000 ft. The departure controller said/asked our altitude and we said 2000 ft. He said we should have been at 1500 ft but we were already beyond 4.5 at which point 2000 ft is the departure altitude. He promptly came back and told us to continue climb to 7000 or 8000 ft and gave us a heading for climb. Then we were handed off to another controller.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DA20 FLT CREW IS INFORMED BY N90 CTLR THAT THEY HAVE EXCEEDED 1500 FT PRIOR TO 4.5 DME ON THE TEB 5 DEP; FLT CREW DISAGREES.

Narrative: TEB 5 DEP; RWY 24. RWY HDG 1500 FT; THEN R TURN 280 DEGS; 1500 FT TO 4.5 DME OFF TEB; THEN CLB 2000 FT. UPON DEP FROM TEB FOLLOWING NOISE ABATEMENT AND DEP PROCS WE HAD REACHED BEYOND 4.5 DME SO WE CONTINUED UP TO 2000 FT. THE DEP CTLR SAID/ASKED OUR ALT AND WE SAID 2000 FT. HE SAID WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT 1500 FT BUT WE WERE ALREADY BEYOND 4.5 AT WHICH POINT 2000 FT IS THE DEP ALT. HE PROMPTLY CAME BACK AND TOLD US TO CONTINUE CLB TO 7000 OR 8000 FT AND GAVE US A HDG FOR CLB. THEN WE WERE HANDED OFF TO ANOTHER CTLR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.