<< >> NASA ASRS Report 583315, May 2003

Altitude overshot when the flight crew of a C550 citation jet fails to make the 2000 ft altitude crossing restr at pnj beacon departure north and northeast from teb, nj.

Attributes
ACN	583315
Time
Date	200305
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon tower : mei.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Citation II S2/Bravo
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other other ndb
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : teb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	583315
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The flight was cleared for the teb 5 departure. Crew mistakenly believed they had been cleared to climb directly to 3000 ft. 3000 ft was set in the altitude reminder and the departure brief for a climb to 3000 ft. However, the departure procedure requires maintaining 2000 ft until passing the pnj beacon. When the crew leveled at 3000 ft prior to the pnj beacon, the controller questioned the altitude stating that the flight should be at 2000 ft. When the crew reported 'correcting,' the controller issued clearance to 6000 ft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALT OVERSHOT WHEN THE FLT CREW OF A C550 CITATION JET FAILS TO MAKE THE 2000 FT ALT XING RESTR AT PNJ BEACON DEP N AND NE FROM TEB, NJ.

Narrative: THE FLT WAS CLRED FOR THE TEB 5 DEP. CREW MISTAKENLY BELIEVED THEY HAD BEEN CLRED TO CLB DIRECTLY TO 3000 FT. 3000 FT WAS SET IN THE ALT REMINDER AND THE DEP BRIEF FOR A CLB TO 3000 FT. HOWEVER, THE DEP PROC REQUIRES MAINTAINING 2000 FT UNTIL PASSING THE PNJ BEACON. WHEN THE CREW LEVELED AT 3000 FT PRIOR TO THE PNJ BEACON, THE CTLR QUESTIONED THE ALT STATING THAT THE FLT SHOULD BE AT 2000 FT. WHEN THE CREW RPTED 'CORRECTING,' THE CTLR ISSUED CLRNC TO 6000 FT.

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.