Narrative:

We took off from runway 24 at teb, and flew the teb 5 departure. As per company SOP's, we were also flying our company noise abatement profile. Per the departure, we were climbing to 1500 ft on heading 250 degrees. Per our SOP, 1000 ft prior to the departure end of the runway, my co-pilot was briefed to pull the engine power back to 80% N1, while I maintained a speed of 140 KIAS. My co-pilot was caught up in raising the gear, etc, after rotation as the end of the runway neared. As I saw the '1000 ft prior' come up, I pulled the power back on my own while my co-pilot caught up, and continued to climb to 1500 ft and the expected turn on the departure. Before reaching 1500 ft, we were given a heading and a further climb. With the other activity going on in the cockpit, I missed the initial part of the controller's instructions. I only heard a climb instruction to 3000 ft. My co-pilot read back the turn to 'heading 080 degrees and continue climb to 3000 ft.' he repeated the instruction to me and then 'twisted in' the altitude into our altitude alerter and twisted my heading bug to 080 degrees. I began the turn. I asked to have the flaps raised and after takeoff checks were completed. (This is the end of our noise abatement procedure.) as we neared a heading of 030 degrees the controller told us to stop turn and turn back left to heading of 290 degrees. He then told us that we had been headed on a converging course with three other airplanes. He also asked us why would he turn us east if we were heading west. About this time, our TCAS alerted us to a TA, and then almost immediately, an RA. Since the controller had issued us further instructions (descent) which were in line with the RA, I continued under his direction. After another vector or two, the controller handed us off without further comment (other than my offered apology wasn't necessary). Supplemental information from acn 617100: once checked in, we were assigned an initial heading of 280 degrees, which I myself (non-flying pilot) and my captain heard as a heading of 080 degrees. I read back the heading back of 080 degrees and the captain began the turn.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE40 DEP FROM TEB MISUNDERSTOOD ATC ASSIGNED HDG AND CONFLICTED WITH TFC.

Narrative: WE TOOK OFF FROM RWY 24 AT TEB, AND FLEW THE TEB 5 DEP. AS PER COMPANY SOP'S, WE WERE ALSO FLYING OUR COMPANY NOISE ABATEMENT PROFILE. PER THE DEP, WE WERE CLBING TO 1500 FT ON HDG 250 DEGS. PER OUR SOP, 1000 FT PRIOR TO THE DEP END OF THE RWY, MY CO-PLT WAS BRIEFED TO PULL THE ENGINE POWER BACK TO 80% N1, WHILE I MAINTAINED A SPEED OF 140 KIAS. MY CO-PLT WAS CAUGHT UP IN RAISING THE GEAR, ETC, AFTER ROTATION AS THE END OF THE RWY NEARED. AS I SAW THE '1000 FT PRIOR' COME UP, I PULLED THE PWR BACK ON MY OWN WHILE MY CO-PLT CAUGHT UP, AND CONTINUED TO CLB TO 1500 FT AND THE EXPECTED TURN ON THE DEP. BEFORE REACHING 1500 FT, WE WERE GIVEN A HEADING AND A FURTHER CLB. WITH THE OTHER ACTIVITY GOING ON IN THE COCKPIT, I MISSED THE INITIAL PART OF THE CTLR'S INSTRUCTIONS. I ONLY HEARD A CLB INSTRUCTION TO 3000 FT. MY CO-PLT READ BACK THE TURN TO 'HDG 080 DEGS AND CONTINUE CLB TO 3000 FT.' HE REPEATED THE INSTRUCTION TO ME AND THEN 'TWISTED IN' THE ALT INTO OUR ALT ALERTER AND TWISTED MY HDG BUG TO 080 DEGS. I BEGAN THE TURN. I ASKED TO HAVE THE FLAPS RAISED AND AFTER TAKEOFF CHKS WERE COMPLETED. (THIS IS THE END OF OUR NOISE ABATEMENT PROC.) AS WE NEARED A HDG OF 030 DEGS THE CTLR TOLD US TO STOP TURN AND TURN BACK L TO HDG OF 290 DEGS. HE THEN TOLD US THAT WE HAD BEEN HEADED ON A CONVERGING COURSE WITH THREE OTHER AIRPLANES. HE ALSO ASKED US WHY WOULD HE TURN US E IF WE WERE HDG W. ABOUT THIS TIME, OUR TCAS ALERTED US TO A TA, AND THEN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, AN RA. SINCE THE CTLR HAD ISSUED US FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS (DESCENT) WHICH WERE IN LINE WITH THE RA, I CONTINUED UNDER HIS DIRECTION. AFTER ANOTHER VECTOR OR TWO, THE CTLR HANDED US OFF WITHOUT FURTHER COMMENT (OTHER THAN MY OFFERED APOLOGY WASN'T NECESSARY). SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 617100: ONCE CHKED IN, WE WERE ASSIGNED AN INITIAL HDG OF 280 DEGS, WHICH I MYSELF (NON-FLYING PLT) AND MY CAPT HEARD AS A HDG OF 080 DEGS. I READ BACK THE HDG BACK OF 080 DEGS AND THE CAPT BEGAN THE TURN.

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.