A flight crew was issued a climb clearance on the teb 5 departure. The PNF failed to set the altitud...

Attributes
ACN	782308
Time
Date	200804
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Citationjet C525/C526
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : teb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 170
ASRS Report	782308
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On departure from teb on the teb 5 departure; at approximately 10 NM from pnj; we were cleared to climb from 3000 ft to 8000 ft. I spun the altitude select knob; and it went past 8000 ft to 10000 ft. Exactly at that moment the captain asked me to clear the direct line on the navigation display connecting pnj to our next waypoint. The reason was that after pnj; we were supposed to be on radar vectors on course. This distraction caused me to forget to spin the altitude select knob back to our cleared altitude of 8000 ft. It also caused the captain to forget to verify the altitude selected in the altitude window. We also were having trouble putting a discontinuity into the FMS flight plan after pnj; which increased the distraction. We went through 8000 ft; and the controller asked us what altitude we were going to. We realized our mistake; leveled off at 9200 ft; and started back down. The controller said to stay at 9200 ft. We were then cleared to 10000 ft. We asked if we had lost separation; and the controller said 'no.' the departure proceeded normally after that.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FLT CREW WAS ISSUED A CLB CLRNC ON THE TEB 5 DEP. THE PNF FAILED TO SET THE ALT SELECT PROPERLY; AND THE FLT CREW FAILED TO LEVEL AT THE CLRED ALT.

Narrative: ON DEP FROM TEB ON THE TEB 5 DEP; AT APPROX 10 NM FROM PNJ; WE WERE CLRED TO CLB FROM 3000 FT TO 8000 FT. I SPUN THE ALTITUDE SELECT KNOB; AND IT WENT PAST 8000 FT TO 10000 FT. EXACTLY AT THAT MOMENT THE CAPT ASKED ME TO CLR THE DIRECT LINE ON THE NAV DISPLAY CONNECTING PNJ TO OUR NEXT WAYPOINT. THE REASON WAS THAT AFTER PNJ; WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE ON RADAR VECTORS ON COURSE. THIS DISTR CAUSED ME TO FORGET TO SPIN THE ALTITUDE SELECT KNOB BACK TO OUR CLRED ALTITUDE OF 8000 FT. IT ALSO CAUSED THE CAPT TO FORGET TO VERIFY THE ALTITUDE SELECTED IN THE ALTITUDE WINDOW. WE ALSO WERE HAVING TROUBLE PUTTING A DISCONTINUITY INTO THE FMS FLT PLAN AFTER PNJ; WHICH INCREASED THE DISTR. WE WENT THROUGH 8000 FT; AND THE CTLR ASKED US WHAT ALTITUDE WE WERE GOING TO. WE REALIZED OUR MISTAKE; LEVELED OFF AT 9200 FT; AND STARTED BACK DOWN. THE CTLR SAID TO STAY AT 9200 FT. WE WERE THEN CLRED TO 10000 FT. WE ASKED IF WE HAD LOST SEPARATION; AND THE CTLR SAID 'NO.' THE DEP PROCEEDED NORMALLY AFTER THAT.

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.

A flight crew was issued a climb clearance on the teb 5 departure. The PNF failed to set the altitude select properly; and the flight crew failed to level at the cleared altitude.