Narrative:

We took off from teb on the teb 5 departure runway 24. The takeoff was normal and as we were just leveling off at 1500 ft at 3.9 miles from teb VOR to start our turn right to a heading of 280 degrees the controller came on the radio and asked if we were in the turn yet. We replied we were just leveling off at 1500 ft and starting our turn. In a very snide tone the controller said good because were about 4.0 miles too late. The first officer and I were perplexed by this comment and read and reread the departure procedure; twice before we departed and several times after the controller gave us this snide remark. Nothing more was said and after we passed 4.5 miles we were given a turn to 330 degrees and cleared to climb to 10000 ft and were handed off to ny center.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C550 FLT CREW IS PERPLEXED BY COMMENT FROM DEP CTLR DURING TEB DEP FROM RWY 24 AT TEB.

Narrative: WE TOOK OFF FROM TEB ON THE TEB 5 DEP RWY 24. THE TKOF WAS NORMAL AND AS WE WERE JUST LEVELING OFF AT 1500 FT AT 3.9 MILES FROM TEB VOR TO START OUR TURN R TO A HEADING OF 280 DEGS THE CTLR CAME ON THE RADIO AND ASKED IF WE WERE IN THE TURN YET. WE REPLIED WE WERE JUST LEVELING OFF AT 1500 FT AND STARTING OUR TURN. IN A VERY SNIDE TONE THE CTLR SAID GOOD BECAUSE WERE ABOUT 4.0 MILES TOO LATE. THE FO AND I WERE PERPLEXED BY THIS COMMENT AND READ AND REREAD THE DEP PROC; TWICE BEFORE WE DEPARTED AND SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE CTLR GAVE US THIS SNIDE REMARK. NOTHING MORE WAS SAID AND AFTER WE PASSED 4.5 MILES WE WERE GIVEN A TURN TO 330 DEGS AND CLRED TO CLB TO 10000 FT AND WERE HANDED OFF TO NY CTR.

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.