Narrative:

After departing teterboro runway 19 on the dalton departure, passing 800 ft with a right turn to a heading of 280 degrees, we proceeded to climb to an altitude of 2000 ft. While in the climb, we were directed to contact new york departure. The TCASII showed a target at my 9 O'clock position descending through 2600 ft. I looked for the traffic and noticed it traveling away and descending from my position. The lateral distance was approximately 2.75-3 mi away. There was no danger, nor any corrective action taken. Shortly thereafter, we were instructed to climb to 3000 ft. Before the handoff to the next controller we were given a number to call upon landing at our destination. After discussing the departure procedure with my crew member, I learned the altitude pre-select was not set to the proper altitude of 1300 ft, thus causing us to be 700 ft high. Since my altitude pre-select was set at 2000 ft, this led me to believe that this was our clearance limit. My first officer and I did our company checklist and when I asked 'flight instruments' he responded, 'check.' after I was told to contact the number above, I asked my first officer 'did you set 2000 ft.' he responded, 'no, that was from the last flight.' this is when I realized an error had occurred. Supplemental information from acn 591903: the altitude pre-select wasn't set to 1300 ft. I was on day 5 on my rotation duty and I had worked at least 12 hours everyday. Fatigue played a major role in this violation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: L60 CREW DEPARTING TEB FAILED TO COMPLY WITH DALTON DEP SID RESTRS.

Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING TETERBORO RWY 19 ON THE DALTON DEP, PASSING 800 FT WITH A R TURN TO A HEADING OF 280 DEGS, WE PROCEEDED TO CLB TO AN ALT OF 2000 FT. WHILE IN THE CLB, WE WERE DIRECTED TO CONTACT NEW YORK DEP. THE TCASII SHOWED A TARGET AT MY 9 O'CLOCK POS DSNDING THROUGH 2600 FT. I LOOKED FOR THE TFC AND NOTICED IT TRAVELING AWAY AND DSNDING FROM MY POS. THE LATERAL DISTANCE WAS APPROX 2.75-3 MI AWAY. THERE WAS NO DANGER, NOR ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO CLB TO 3000 FT. BEFORE THE HDOF TO THE NEXT CTLR WE WERE GIVEN A NUMBER TO CALL UPON LNDG AT OUR DEST. AFTER DISCUSSING THE DEP PROC WITH MY CREW MEMBER, I LEARNED THE ALT PRE-SELECT WAS NOT SET TO THE PROPER ALT OF 1300 FT, THUS CAUSING US TO BE 700 FT HIGH. SINCE MY ALT PRE-SELECT WAS SET AT 2000 FT, THIS LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS OUR CLRNC LIMIT. MY FO AND I DID OUR COMPANY CHKLIST AND WHEN I ASKED 'FLT INSTS' HE RESPONDED, 'CHK.' AFTER I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT THE NUMBER ABOVE, I ASKED MY FO 'DID YOU SET 2000 FT.' HE RESPONDED, 'NO, THAT WAS FROM THE LAST FLT.' THIS IS WHEN I REALIZED AN ERROR HAD OCCURRED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 591903: THE ALT PRE-SELECT WASN'T SET TO 1300 FT. I WAS ON DAY 5 ON MY ROTATION DUTY AND I HAD WORKED AT LEAST 12 HRS EVERYDAY. FATIGUE PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN THIS VIOLATION.

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.