A CE550 flight crew reported overshooting the altitude depicted on the teb 5 SID.

Attributes
ACN	571039
Time
Date	200301
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Citation II S2/Bravo
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : teterboro
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 230
ASRS Report	571039
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 4400 flight time type : 160
ASRS Report	571280
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Chart	sid : teb

Narrative:

Teb 5 departure, runway 24, teb, first officer flying, destination mmw. After leveling at 1500 ft and turning to heading 280 degrees, tower switched us to departure control. While visually clearing our flight path, I checked in and noted we were leveling at 2000 ft. ATC (departure control) stated that we had climbed too early, but not to descend back to 1500 ft, just continue now to 3000 ft. I questioned the first officer, and he stated that, although sun glare was a problem, he thought he read/saw the required DME pass, and then began the climb. Prevention suggestion: this is a very time compressed and precise departure (SID). Make 1500 ft a hard altitude until cleared by ATC to climb and/or make 180 KTS, a maximum speed, to decompress the departure events. Supplemental information from acn 572380: I thought that the DME (vorteb) read 4.5, so I started my climb to 2000 ft. Being turned into the sun caused me to misread the DME.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CE550 FLC RPTED OVERSHOOTING THE ALT DEPICTED ON THE TEB 5 SID.

Narrative: TEB 5 DEP, RWY 24, TEB, FO FLYING, DEST MMW. AFTER LEVELING AT 1500 FT AND TURNING TO HDG 280 DEGS, TWR SWITCHED US TO DEP CTL. WHILE VISUALLY CLRING OUR FLT PATH, I CHKED IN AND NOTED WE WERE LEVELING AT 2000 FT. ATC (DEP CTL) STATED THAT WE HAD CLBED TOO EARLY, BUT NOT TO DSND BACK TO 1500 FT, JUST CONTINUE NOW TO 3000 FT. I QUESTIONED THE FO, AND HE STATED THAT, ALTHOUGH SUN GLARE WAS A PROB, HE THOUGHT HE READ/SAW THE REQUIRED DME PASS, AND THEN BEGAN THE CLB. PREVENTION SUGGESTION: THIS IS A VERY TIME COMPRESSED AND PRECISE DEP (SID). MAKE 1500 FT A HARD ALT UNTIL CLRED BY ATC TO CLB AND/OR MAKE 180 KTS, A MAX SPD, TO DECOMPRESS THE DEP EVENTS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 572380: I THOUGHT THAT THE DME (VORTEB) READ 4.5, SO I STARTED MY CLB TO 2000 FT. BEING TURNED INTO THE SUN CAUSED ME TO MISREAD THE DME.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.