A gulfstream V pilot overshot the 1;500 ft restriction on the teb 5 departure because he became dist...

Narrative:

On the teb 5 off of runway 24; I know the procedure well; have been flying out of teb for 6 years now. Allowed myself to be distracted by the SID chart located on the control wheel and went to move it; with a high rate of climb by the time it was adjusted out of the way I was at 1500 ft. By the time I got the aircraft leveled off and back down I had reached 1700 ft. Recovery was immediate and no other aircraft going into/out of ewr were around. As soon as I was leveled off at 1500 ft ATC cleared us to 3000 ft. Lack of attention approaching a critical altitude was the only cause. It is one of those things you know not to do; but having never busted the altitude before out of teb; I became complacent. In the future I will not mess with a piece of paper that was not a critical item. To help in the future it might be a wise move to: 1. Place the aircraft on autopilot; or 2. Use the vertical speed to keep the rate of climb around 1000 FPM to help with the level off; and don't be distracted by something as simple as a piece of paper. The worst part of all of this was I just completed the flight safety institute teb 5 safety course and it would seem after learning that most altitude busts occur in VMC due to the pilot being behind the aircraft; that I would not fall into that trap and have been really on my game. Instead I became complacent with my skills and that is the biggest trap there is.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Gulfstream V pilot overshot the 1;500 FT restriction on the TEB 5 Departure because he became distracted by the chart on his yoke. An immediate descent was made.

Narrative: On the TEB 5 off of Runway 24; I know the procedure well; have been flying out of TEB for 6 years now. Allowed myself to be distracted by the SID chart located on the control wheel and went to move it; with a high rate of climb by the time it was adjusted out of the way I was at 1500 FT. By the time I got the aircraft leveled off and back down I had reached 1700 FT. Recovery was immediate and no other aircraft going into/out of EWR were around. As soon as I was leveled off at 1500 FT ATC cleared us to 3000 FT. Lack of attention approaching a critical altitude was the only cause. It is one of those things you know not to do; but having never busted the altitude before out of TEB; I became complacent. In the future I will not mess with a piece of paper that was not a critical item. To help in the future it might be a wise move to: 1. Place the aircraft on autopilot; or 2. Use the Vertical Speed to keep the rate of climb around 1000 FPM to help with the level off; and don't be distracted by something as simple as a piece of paper. The worst part of all of this was I just completed the Flight Safety Institute TEB 5 safety course and it would seem after learning that most altitude busts occur in VMC due to the pilot being behind the aircraft; that I would not fall into that trap and have been really on my game. Instead I became complacent with my skills and that is the biggest trap there is.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	854260
Time
Date	200909
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	TEB.Airport
State Reference	NJ
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Gulfstream V / G500 / G550
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Route In Use	SID TEB 5
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 160 Flight Crew Total 6500 Flight Crew Type 900
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

A gulfstream V pilot overshot the 1;500 ft restriction on the teb 5 departure because he became distracted by the chart on his yoke. An immediate descent was made.