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A pc 12 pilot inadvertently set 2000 ft instead of 1500 ft in the altitude alerter on a departure from teb. The crew violated the departure altitude restr.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 636936 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200411 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : teb.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1700 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon tower : teb.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | PC-12 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure sid : teb 5 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 240 flight time type : 520 |
| ASRS Report | 636936 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
My co-pilot and myself taxied to runway 24 at teb. We ran through all of checklist items as we taxied out. As we were approaching runway 24, ground told us to contact tower. Tower told us we were cleared for immediate departure. All checklist items were complete so I accepted the clearance. I had the teb 5 departure laid out in front of me and I read it to my first officer. I was the PNF. I had flown this departure before, but this time I accidentally selected 2000 ft in the mode altitude controller. I should have selected 1500 ft. The teb 5 departure asks to climb to 1500 ft until crossing teb R-250 and passing teb 4.5 DME then to maintain 2000 ft. As we climbed out around 1700 ft I realized what had happened and before I could do anything about it ATC advised us that we should have maintained 1500 ft. Then they just asked us to look closer at the teb 5 departure. I accidentally put 2000 ft. Human error.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PC 12 PLT INADVERTENTLY SET 2000 FT INSTEAD OF 1500 FT IN THE ALT ALERTER ON A DEP FROM TEB. THE CREW VIOLATED THE DEP ALT RESTR.
Narrative: MY CO-PLT AND MYSELF TAXIED TO RWY 24 AT TEB. WE RAN THROUGH ALL OF CHKLIST ITEMS AS WE TAXIED OUT. AS WE WERE APCHING RWY 24, GND TOLD US TO CONTACT TWR. TWR TOLD US WE WERE CLRED FOR IMMEDIATE DEP. ALL CHKLIST ITEMS WERE COMPLETE SO I ACCEPTED THE CLRNC. I HAD THE TEB 5 DEP LAID OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I READ IT TO MY FO. I WAS THE PNF. I HAD FLOWN THIS DEP BEFORE, BUT THIS TIME I ACCIDENTALLY SELECTED 2000 FT IN THE MODE ALT CTLR. I SHOULD HAVE SELECTED 1500 FT. THE TEB 5 DEP ASKS TO CLB TO 1500 FT UNTIL CROSSING TEB R-250 AND PASSING TEB 4.5 DME THEN TO MAINTAIN 2000 FT. AS WE CLBED OUT AROUND 1700 FT I REALIZED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND BEFORE I COULD DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT ATC ADVISED US THAT WE SHOULD HAVE MAINTAINED 1500 FT. THEN THEY JUST ASKED US TO LOOK CLOSER AT THE TEB 5 DEP. I ACCIDENTALLY PUT 2000 FT. HUMAN ERROR.
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.