Narrative:

After careful review of departure altitudes; after setting 1500 ft in asel; we busted the teb departure altitude (1500 ft) by inadvertently going to 2000 ft departing runway 24. The captain selected vertical speed command just as the flight director switched to altitude capture. He then followed vertical speed commands which showed a continued climb. He realized his error; but couldn't arrest the climb until reaching 2000 ft and then descending. The captain was distracted by slowness of copilot in selecting requested vertical modes. I; the copilot; was slow in selecting vertical modes because; especially at night; I needed to search to make sure I selected the correct button in aircraft I'm still getting used to. (About 6 months experience in type.) I am also supposed to spin heading selector; raise flaps; and rebug speed mode; communicate with departure; and select climb power setting on FMS. I dropped the ball by not properly monitoring the captain which is my first and most important responsibility; especially during high workloads. Both crew are completely familiar with this departure. It happens very quickly. We failed to execute. Fly the airplane first. Navigate then communicate.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CL604 FO RPTS THE CAPT CLBED TO 2000 FT THEN DSNDED TO 1500 FT ON THE TEB 5 DEP. THE FO WAS SLOW IN HIS AFTER TKOF DUTIES DISTRACTING THE CAPT FROM LEVELING.

Narrative: AFTER CAREFUL REVIEW OF DEP ALTS; AFTER SETTING 1500 FT IN ASEL; WE BUSTED THE TEB DEP ALT (1500 FT) BY INADVERTENTLY GOING TO 2000 FT DEPARTING RWY 24. THE CAPT SELECTED VERT SPD COMMAND JUST AS THE FLT DIRECTOR SWITCHED TO ALT CAPTURE. HE THEN FOLLOWED VERTICAL SPD COMMANDS WHICH SHOWED A CONTINUED CLB. HE REALIZED HIS ERROR; BUT COULDN'T ARREST THE CLB UNTIL REACHING 2000 FT AND THEN DESCENDING. THE CAPT WAS DISTRACTED BY SLOWNESS OF COPLT IN SELECTING REQUESTED VERT MODES. I; THE COPLT; WAS SLOW IN SELECTING VERT MODES BECAUSE; ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT; I NEEDED TO SEARCH TO MAKE SURE I SELECTED THE CORRECT BUTTON IN ACFT I'M STILL GETTING USED TO. (ABOUT 6 MONTHS EXPERIENCE IN TYPE.) I AM ALSO SUPPOSED TO SPIN HEADING SELECTOR; RAISE FLAPS; AND REBUG SPD MODE; COMMUNICATE WITH DEP; AND SELECT CLB POWER SETTING ON FMS. I DROPPED THE BALL BY NOT PROPERLY MONITORING THE CAPT WHICH IS MY FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITY; ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH WORKLOADS. BOTH CREW ARE COMPLETELY FAMILIAR WITH THIS DEP. IT HAPPENS VERY QUICKLY. WE FAILED TO EXECUTE. FLY THE AIRPLANE FIRST. NAVIGATE THEN COMMUNICATE.

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.