Narrative:

As you can tell by the condition of this NASA reporting form; I have been carrying this form for many years in case I did something stupid that required an explanation. Well last night an event occurred that has me quite ashamed of my flying ability. Our trip originated the day before flying from teb to amsterdam. After an overnight; we flew back to teb. It was on my leg to fly out of teb that this situation happened. We had been cleared for the TEB5 departure from runway 24. This SID requires you to maintain runway heading until you reach 1500 ft and then turn to a 280 degree heading until 4.5 miles (teb) and then climb and maintain 2000 ft. We taxied to runway 24 and were informed that the north departures had a gate hold in effect. We asked the controller if he had an estimate of how long that would be and he didn't know. Because of the unknown delay we informed him that we would shut an engine down to conserve fuel as we waited and asked him to give us a heads up so we could restart the engine for departure. After approximately 10 mins the controller called us up and advised us to restart the engine. When we were cleared for takeoff I pushed the throttles up and engaged the automatic throttles but they wouldn't engage. I think something had changed due to the engine being shut down. We set takeoff power manually and continued the takeoff roll. Takeoff was normal. After establishing a positive rate of climb I asked for gear up and at 400 ft asked for flaps up and 200 KTS on the speed. As the power came back after takeoff; I noticed that the selected speed on the flight guidance panel window was 220 KTS instead of 200 KTS I had asked for. I reached up to adjust it when we get a gear alarm (we were below 1200 ft AGL and the power was being reduced with the landing gear up; sometimes you get this but not very often). I look over as the PNF is reaching for the silent switch and I go to hit the silent switch on the throttle and I hit the go around by mistake. (The switches are next to each other on the throttle lever -- bad design.) the v-bars pitch up and the throttles increase (the automatic throttle has been reengaged by this time). I immediately disengage the automatic throttles and pull back the power. With all this distraction I overshot my altitude by 300 ft. I immediately descended back to 1500 ft and got everything back to normal. The controller asked us what our altitude was and we sheepishly fessed up and informed him that we had caught the mistake and were descending. He informed us that it was not a problem and gave us further climb clearance. Both of the crew were a little groggy due to the rapid time changes but that is no excuse. My mistake was that I should have kept my attention on the flying the aircraft even though all the distractions were going on around me. In the future I will fly the aircraft and let the PNF handle all the issues that come up.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GLF4 FAILS TO MEET 1500 FT MSL RESTRICTION ON TEB DEP.

Narrative: AS YOU CAN TELL BY THE CONDITION OF THIS NASA REPORTING FORM; I HAVE BEEN CARRYING THIS FORM FOR MANY YEARS IN CASE I DID SOMETHING STUPID THAT REQUIRED AN EXPLANATION. WELL LAST NIGHT AN EVENT OCCURRED THAT HAS ME QUITE ASHAMED OF MY FLYING ABILITY. OUR TRIP ORIGINATED THE DAY BEFORE FLYING FROM TEB TO AMSTERDAM. AFTER AN OVERNIGHT; WE FLEW BACK TO TEB. IT WAS ON MY LEG TO FLY OUT OF TEB THAT THIS SITUATION HAPPENED. WE HAD BEEN CLRED FOR THE TEB5 DEP FROM RWY 24. THIS SID REQUIRES YOU TO MAINTAIN RWY HDG UNTIL YOU REACH 1500 FT AND THEN TURN TO A 280 DEG HDG UNTIL 4.5 MILES (TEB) AND THEN CLB AND MAINTAIN 2000 FT. WE TAXIED TO RWY 24 AND WERE INFORMED THAT THE NORTH DEPS HAD A GATE HOLD IN EFFECT. WE ASKED THE CTLR IF HE HAD AN ESTIMATE OF HOW LONG THAT WOULD BE AND HE DIDN'T KNOW. BECAUSE OF THE UNKNOWN DELAY WE INFORMED HIM THAT WE WOULD SHUT AN ENG DOWN TO CONSERVE FUEL AS WE WAITED AND ASKED HIM TO GIVE US A HEADS UP SO WE COULD RESTART THE ENG FOR DEP. AFTER APPROX 10 MINS THE CTLR CALLED US UP AND ADVISED US TO RESTART THE ENG. WHEN WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF I PUSHED THE THROTTLES UP AND ENGAGED THE AUTO THROTTLES BUT THEY WOULDN'T ENGAGE. I THINK SOMETHING HAD CHANGED DUE TO THE ENG BEING SHUT DOWN. WE SET TKOF POWER MANUALLY AND CONTINUED THE TKOF ROLL. TKOF WAS NORMAL. AFTER ESTABLISHING A POSITIVE RATE OF CLB I ASKED FOR GEAR UP AND AT 400 FT ASKED FOR FLAPS UP AND 200 KTS ON THE SPD. AS THE POWER CAME BACK AFTER TKOF; I NOTICED THAT THE SELECTED SPD ON THE FLT GUIDANCE PANEL WINDOW WAS 220 KTS INSTEAD OF 200 KTS I HAD ASKED FOR. I REACHED UP TO ADJUST IT WHEN WE GET A GEAR ALARM (WE WERE BELOW 1200 FT AGL AND THE POWER WAS BEING REDUCED WITH THE LNDG GEAR UP; SOMETIMES YOU GET THIS BUT NOT VERY OFTEN). I LOOK OVER AS THE PNF IS REACHING FOR THE SILENT SWITCH AND I GO TO HIT THE SILENT SWITCH ON THE THROTTLE AND I HIT THE GO AROUND BY MISTAKE. (THE SWITCHES ARE NEXT TO EACH OTHER ON THE THROTTLE LEVER -- BAD DESIGN.) THE V-BARS PITCH UP AND THE THROTTLES INCREASE (THE AUTO THROTTLE HAS BEEN REENGAGED BY THIS TIME). I IMMEDIATELY DISENGAGE THE AUTO THROTTLES AND PULL BACK THE POWER. WITH ALL THIS DISTRACTION I OVERSHOT MY ALT BY 300 FT. I IMMEDIATELY DSNDED BACK TO 1500 FT AND GOT EVERYTHING BACK TO NORMAL. THE CTLR ASKED US WHAT OUR ALT WAS AND WE SHEEPISHLY FESSED UP AND INFORMED HIM THAT WE HAD CAUGHT THE MISTAKE AND WERE DSNDING. HE INFORMED US THAT IT WAS NOT A PROB AND GAVE US FURTHER CLB CLRNC. BOTH OF THE CREW WERE A LITTLE GROGGY DUE TO THE RAPID TIME CHANGES BUT THAT IS NO EXCUSE. MY MISTAKE WAS THAT I SHOULD HAVE KEPT MY ATTENTION ON THE FLYING THE ACFT EVEN THOUGH ALL THE DISTRACTIONS WERE GOING ON AROUND ME. IN THE FUTURE I WILL FLY THE ACFT AND LET THE PNF HANDLE ALL THE ISSUES THAT COME UP.

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.