Narrative:

On the teb 5 departure; you're supposed to climb on runway heading to 1500 ft then turn right to 280 degrees and maintain 1500 ft til the teb 4.5 DME before climbing to 2000 ft. First officer was flying and continued to climb during the turn prior to the 4.5 DME. I immediately told him to descend and maintain 1500 ft and ATC told us to maintain 1500 ft. We reached approximately 1900 ft. We thoroughly briefed the departure; I suggested setting 1500 ft in the altitude alerter but the first officer opted for 2000 ft and I assumed he would arm VNAV; which should have eliminated the deviation. Also during the brief; I pointed out the fix at which he could continue the climb. During the departure he misinterpreted the turn fix with the climb fix. Greater utilization of the automation could have prevented this.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN HS 125 FO ON THE TEB 5 DEP EXCEEDED THE INITIAL 1500 FT SID ALT BY 400 FT BUT DESCENDED BACK DOWN TO 1500 FT.

Narrative: ON THE TEB 5 DEP; YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO CLB ON RWY HDG TO 1500 FT THEN TURN RIGHT TO 280 DEGS AND MAINTAIN 1500 FT TIL THE TEB 4.5 DME BEFORE CLBING TO 2000 FT. FO WAS FLYING AND CONTINUED TO CLB DURING THE TURN PRIOR TO THE 4.5 DME. I IMMEDIATELY TOLD HIM TO DESCEND AND MAINTAIN 1500 FT AND ATC TOLD US TO MAINTAIN 1500 FT. WE REACHED APPROX 1900 FT. WE THOROUGHLY BRIEFED THE DEP; I SUGGESTED SETTING 1500 FT IN THE ALT ALERTER BUT THE FO OPTED FOR 2000 FT AND I ASSUMED HE WOULD ARM VNAV; WHICH SHOULD HAVE ELIMINATED THE DEV. ALSO DURING THE BRIEF; I POINTED OUT THE FIX AT WHICH HE COULD CONTINUE THE CLB. DURING THE DEP HE MISINTERPRETED THE TURN FIX WITH THE CLB FIX. GREATER UTILIZATION OF THE AUTOMATION COULD HAVE PREVENTED 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.