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A CE560 flight crew overshot charted altitude by 300 ft on the teb 5 departure. The captain cited distraction following a joke by the tower controller as contributing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 817269 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200812 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : teb.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Citation V |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure sid : teb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 1300 |
| ASRS Report | 817269 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
We were assigned the teterboro 5 departure from runway 24 at teb. After takeoff; the tower controller handed us off to departure control and made a joke about santa claus. I don't remember the exact joke but it ended with a loud; 'ho ho ho.' this temporarily distracted us and caused us to get a little behind on the departure. Subsequently; we flew through the 1500 ft altitude by approximately 300 ft. We noticed it immediately and corrected appropriately. There was no conflict with other aircraft. I believe that; while it should not have happened; the joke by the tower controller temporarily got us distracted and led to the deviation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CE560 FLIGHT CREW OVERSHOT CHARTED ALTITUDE BY 300 FT ON THE TEB 5 DEPARTURE. THE CAPTAIN CITED DISTRACTION FOLLOWING A JOKE BY THE TOWER CONTROLLER AS CONTRIBUTING.
Narrative: WE WERE ASSIGNED THE TETERBORO 5 DEPARTURE FROM RWY 24 AT TEB. AFTER TAKEOFF; THE TOWER CONTROLLER HANDED US OFF TO DEPARTURE CONTROL AND MADE A JOKE ABOUT SANTA CLAUS. I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT JOKE BUT IT ENDED WITH A LOUD; 'HO HO HO.' THIS TEMPORARILY DISTRACTED US AND CAUSED US TO GET A LITTLE BEHIND ON THE DEPARTURE. SUBSEQUENTLY; WE FLEW THROUGH THE 1500 FT ALTITUDE BY APPROXIMATELY 300 FT. WE NOTICED IT IMMEDIATELY AND CORRECTED APPROPRIATELY. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH OTHER AIRCRAFT. I BELIEVE THAT; WHILE IT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED; THE JOKE BY THE TOWER CONTROLLER TEMPORARILY GOT US DISTRACTED AND LED TO THE DEVIATION.
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.