A C560XL departing teb; leveled at 2000 ft before passing 4.5 DME.

Attributes
ACN	660001
Time
Date	200505
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : charter
Make Model Name	Citation Excel
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : teb 5
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15900 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	660001
Person 2
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry altitude deviation : overshoot altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Chart	sid : teb 5

Narrative:

Failed to maintain 1500 ft until the 4.5 teb DME as prescribed in the teb 5 departure. No excuses we have flown this departure many times and just plain forgot.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C560XL DEPARTING TEB; LEVELED AT 2000 FT BEFORE PASSING 4.5 DME.

Narrative: FAILED TO MAINTAIN 1500 FT UNTIL THE 4.5 TEB DME AS PRESCRIBED IN THE TEB 5 DEP. NO EXCUSES WE HAVE FLOWN THIS DEP MANY TIMES AND JUST PLAIN FORGOT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.