A C208 pilot leveled at 2000 ft instead of 1500 ft on the teb 5 departure.

Attributes
ACN	661702
Time
Date	200506
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1900
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Rain
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Caravan 1 208A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : teb 5
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	661702
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I rarely departure runway 24 teb due to noise abatement. I interpreted the teb 5 departure incorrectly and executed climb to 2000 ft before 4.5 DME. Apparently this happens often according to ATC. A simplified procedure may help reduce incursions such as this.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C208 PLT LEVELED AT 2000 FT INSTEAD OF 1500 FT ON THE TEB 5 DEP.

Narrative: I RARELY DEP RWY 24 TEB DUE TO NOISE ABATEMENT. I INTERPRETED THE TEB 5 DEP INCORRECTLY AND EXECUTED CLB TO 2000 FT BEFORE 4.5 DME. APPARENTLY THIS HAPPENS OFTEN ACCORDING TO ATC. A SIMPLIFIED PROC MAY HELP REDUCE INCURSIONS SUCH AS THIS.

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.