CE560 captain experiences a slight altitude overshoot on the ruudy 4 with the first officer flying.

Attributes
ACN	995238
Time
Date	201202
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	Citation Excel (C560XL)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Route In Use	SID RUUDY 4
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 70 Flight Crew Total 3400 Flight Crew Type 1060
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Clearance

Narrative:

Flight crew briefed and understood the ruudy 4 departure from teb prior to takeoff. Initial altitude is to cross wentz at 1;500 ft MSL. Pilot flying did not call for autopilot to be engaged; was hand-flying the aircraft; and climbed to approximately 1;560 ft MSL before returning to 1;500 ft MSL. Pilot not flying called out 'altitude' as pilot flying began to correct the altitude. Situation could be remedied by engaging the autopilot at a lower altitude and allowing the automation to capture the altitude. This was discussed and agreed to by both crew members in the debrief after the flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CE560 Captain experiences a slight altitude overshoot on the RUUDY 4 with the First Officer flying.

Narrative: Flight crew briefed and understood the RUUDY 4 departure from TEB prior to takeoff. Initial altitude is to cross WENTZ at 1;500 FT MSL. Pilot flying did not call for autopilot to be engaged; was hand-flying the aircraft; and climbed to approximately 1;560 FT MSL before returning to 1;500 FT MSL. Pilot not flying called out 'Altitude' as pilot flying began to correct the altitude. Situation could be remedied by engaging the autopilot at a lower altitude and allowing the automation to capture the altitude. This was discussed and agreed to by both crew members in the debrief after the flight.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.