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A CE560XL departed on the teb ruudy 4. At the dogleg turn before wentz; the crew mentally connected the turn and climb so continued toward 2;000 ft early. ATC then cleared the flight to 6;000 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1030337 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201208 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| 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 135 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | SID RUUDY4 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 12000 Flight Crew Type 170 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Altitude Crossing Restriction Not Met Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Clearance |
Narrative:
When departing runway 24 at teb; we were cleared for the ruudy 4 departure. The departure was a mandatory altitude of 1;500 ft MSL at wentz. Before reaching wentz; there is an unnamed dogleg intersection. When passing the dogleg; the aircraft began a programmed turn. We confused the dogleg intersection for wentz and began a climb to 2;000 ft MSL (which is the altitude at tasca). We were still about a mile and a half from wentz. The flying pilot realized the error at the same time ATC noticed that the climb began early. ATC then cleared us to 6;000 ft. Better monitoring of the FMS and multifunction display would help prevent a problem like this one. Also; 'naming' the dogleg intersection would help prevent confusion.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CE560XL departed on the TEB RUUDY 4. At the dogleg turn before WENTZ; the crew mentally connected the turn and climb so continued toward 2;000 FT early. ATC then cleared the flight to 6;000 FT.
Narrative: When departing Runway 24 at TEB; we were cleared for the RUUDY 4 Departure. The Departure was a mandatory altitude of 1;500 FT MSL at WENTZ. Before reaching WENTZ; there is an unnamed dogleg intersection. When passing the dogleg; the aircraft began a programmed turn. We confused the dogleg intersection for WENTZ and began a climb to 2;000 FT MSL (which is the altitude at TASCA). We were still about a mile and a half from WENTZ. The flying pilot realized the error at the same time ATC noticed that the climb began early. ATC then cleared us to 6;000 FT. Better monitoring of the FMS and multifunction display would help prevent a problem like this one. Also; 'naming' the dogleg intersection would help prevent confusion.
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.