Narrative:

I was single pilot in a PC12 doing the teb 5 departure. I am used to flying aircraft solo and with two pilots. Have been out of teb 3 times in the past with co-pilots. When flying solo; front seat is usually empty allowing for placing of charts and procedures on seat. This day I allowed the son of one of my passengers to situation up front. This caused me to have to put charts elsewhere. In the PC12 this means on the floor or up by the window or to my side. Everything went well till contact of tower; which told us to expedite departure due to aircraft 2 mile final. At this time I had not stowed the charts and departure procedure and I hurriedly stuffed them up by the window and commenced takeoff. On climbout the paperwork started to fall out of window and caused me to take my mind off the aircraft. I was distracted by this. Also; the sun was in my eyes also causing problems with seeing the panel with sunglasses on. At this time I should have activated autopilot; this was already set to hold 1500 ft. Unfortunately I did not. At 1500 ft I started the turn to 280 degrees but did not hold 1500 ft. About the time I got everything under control I was 500 ft high and controller asked why I was climbing; I realized what I had done and started a rapid descent back down to 1500 ft. At about 1700 ft he cleared me to 8000 ft. He then told me that if it had been a busier afternoon this could have been a real problem with newark arrivals. I told him I understood and that I was sorry for the mistake. I have gone over this again and again in my mind. I knew the procedure even without looking at the paper. However; due to distractions and non standard situation; non flying passenger in front; I did not execute correctly. This could have been bad; luckily it was not.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RUSHED BY ATC AND DISTRACTED BY EXTRANEOUS COCKPIT EVENTS; SINGLE PLT OF PC12 FAILS TO LEVEL AT 1500 FT MSL ON TETERBORO SID FROM TEB.

Narrative: I WAS SINGLE PILOT IN A PC12 DOING THE TEB 5 DEPARTURE. I AM USED TO FLYING AIRCRAFT SOLO AND WITH TWO PILOTS. HAVE BEEN OUT OF TEB 3 TIMES IN THE PAST WITH CO-PILOTS. WHEN FLYING SOLO; FRONT SEAT IS USUALLY EMPTY ALLOWING FOR PLACING OF CHARTS AND PROCEDURES ON SEAT. THIS DAY I ALLOWED THE SON OF ONE OF MY PASSENGERS TO SIT UP FRONT. THIS CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO PUT CHARTS ELSEWHERE. IN THE PC12 THIS MEANS ON THE FLOOR OR UP BY THE WINDOW OR TO MY SIDE. EVERYTHING WENT WELL TILL CONTACT OF TOWER; WHICH TOLD US TO EXPEDITE DEPARTURE DUE TO AIRCRAFT 2 MILE FINAL. AT THIS TIME I HAD NOT STOWED THE CHARTS AND DEPARTURE PROCEDURE AND I HURRIEDLY STUFFED THEM UP BY THE WINDOW AND COMMENCED TAKEOFF. ON CLIMBOUT THE PAPERWORK STARTED TO FALL OUT OF WINDOW AND CAUSED ME TO TAKE MY MIND OFF THE AIRCRAFT. I WAS DISTRACTED BY THIS. ALSO; THE SUN WAS IN MY EYES ALSO CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH SEEING THE PANEL WITH SUNGLASSES ON. AT THIS TIME I SHOULD HAVE ACTIVATED AUTOPILOT; THIS WAS ALREADY SET TO HOLD 1500 FT. UNFORTUNATELY I DID NOT. AT 1500 FT I STARTED THE TURN TO 280 DEGREES BUT DID NOT HOLD 1500 FT. ABOUT THE TIME I GOT EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL I WAS 500 FT HIGH AND CONTROLLER ASKED WHY I WAS CLIMBING; I REALIZED WHAT I HAD DONE AND STARTED A RAPID DESCENT BACK DOWN TO 1500 FT. AT ABOUT 1700 FT HE CLEARED ME TO 8000 FT. HE THEN TOLD ME THAT IF IT HAD BEEN A BUSIER AFTERNOON THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A REAL PROBLEM WITH NEWARK ARRIVALS. I TOLD HIM I UNDERSTOOD AND THAT I WAS SORRY FOR THE MISTAKE. I HAVE GONE OVER THIS AGAIN AND AGAIN IN MY MIND. I KNEW THE PROCEDURE EVEN WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE PAPER. HOWEVER; DUE TO DISTRACTIONS AND NON STANDARD SITUATION; NON FLYING PASSENGER IN FRONT; I DID NOT EXECUTE CORRECTLY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN BAD; LUCKILY IT WAS NOT.

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.