<< >> NASA ASRS Report 712112, October 2006

Distraction by propeller settings; flight crew of piaggio exceed altitude limit on teb departure from runway 24.

Attributes
ACN	712112
Time
Date	200610
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Light Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : teb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	712112
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed runway 24 teb with first officer flying teb 5 departure. Instructions were runway heading to 1500 ft then right turn 280 degrees. At 4.5 DME we were to climb to 2000 ft. The first officer and I reviewed the procedure in detail prior to takeoff and I told him I would call 4.5 DME for his climb. On the takeoff the first officer was struggling flying and I was making sure he was flying the proper heading and checked to make sure after takeoff items were completed. He was struggling with propeller settings and got distraction. I helped him with torque and propeller settings; looked up and saw he had missed the 1500 ft restr. I took controls over and pushed aircraft over to go back to 1500 ft when controller politely brought to my attention that we perhaps needed to review the procedure. I have decided that better review and more careful scan is in order.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DISTR BY PROP SETTINGS; FLT CREW OF PIAGGIO EXCEED ALT LIMIT ON TEB DEP FROM RWY 24.

Narrative: DEPARTED RWY 24 TEB WITH FO FLYING TEB 5 DEP. INSTRUCTIONS WERE RWY HDG TO 1500 FT THEN R TURN 280 DEGS. AT 4.5 DME WE WERE TO CLB TO 2000 FT. THE FO AND I REVIEWED THE PROC IN DETAIL PRIOR TO TKOF AND I TOLD HIM I WOULD CALL 4.5 DME FOR HIS CLB. ON THE TKOF THE FO WAS STRUGGLING FLYING AND I WAS MAKING SURE HE WAS FLYING THE PROPER HDG AND CHKED TO MAKE SURE AFTER TKOF ITEMS WERE COMPLETED. HE WAS STRUGGLING WITH PROP SETTINGS AND GOT DISTR. I HELPED HIM WITH TORQUE AND PROP SETTINGS; LOOKED UP AND SAW HE HAD MISSED THE 1500 FT RESTR. I TOOK CTLS OVER AND PUSHED ACFT OVER TO GO BACK TO 1500 FT WHEN CTLR POLITELY BROUGHT TO MY ATTN THAT WE PERHAPS NEEDED TO REVIEW THE PROC. I HAVE DECIDED THAT BETTER REVIEW AND MORE CAREFUL SCAN IS IN ORDER.

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.