A CL60 climbed to 2000 ft early on the teb 5 departure after leveling at 1500 ft.

Attributes
ACN	680035
Time
Date	200512
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : teb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	680035
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were assigned the teb 5 departure. On takeoff I climbed to 1500 ft MSL per the SID. My mistake was I climbed to the 2000 ft MSL requirement early. This confusion came from the blocks on the chart. I misread the block and climbed early. There was no conflict with any other aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CL60 CLBED TO 2000 FT EARLY ON THE TEB 5 DEP AFTER LEVELING AT 1500 FT.

Narrative: WE WERE ASSIGNED THE TEB 5 DEP. ON TKOF I CLBED TO 1500 FT MSL PER THE SID. MY MISTAKE WAS I CLBED TO THE 2000 FT MSL REQUIREMENT EARLY. THIS CONFUSION CAME FROM THE BLOCKS ON THE CHART. I MISREAD THE BLOCK AND CLBED EARLY. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH ANY OTHER ACFT.

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.