Falcon 2000 flight crew initiated climb from 1500 ft too early on teb departure.

Attributes
ACN	753091
Time
Date	200709
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Falcon 2000
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
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 : 7800 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	753091
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 112 flight time total : 10115 flight time type : 692
ASRS Report	753090
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After being cleared for the teb 5 departure off runway 24; I; the PIC briefed the departure procedure; which is quite complex; with the sic. The departure procedure involves flying the runway heading to a level-off at 1500 ft MSL; followed by a heading turn to 280 degrees while monitoring distance to a point 4.5 DME from the VOR; followed by another short climb to 2000 ft MSL. After leveling off at 1500 ft MSL; and when the CDI (based on FMS input) turned to the new heading; I interpreted this as the time to start the climb to 2000 ft MSL; instead of ensuring that the aircraft had passed the 4.5 DME position. I do not believe that the aircraft was more than about 120 ft into the early second climb short of the 4.5 DME before ATC cleared us to 6000 ft MSL. I believe there are a few changes that could help safeguard reoccurrences. These include methodically reviewing the departure procedures; making use of the automation sooner in the sequence of events (engaging the autopilot sooner); and possibly reevaluating the departure procedure itself. Because of the complex nature of teb's departure procedures; I suspect that unintentional deviations from it are a common occurrence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FALCON 2000 FLT CREW INITIATED CLB FROM 1500 FT TOO EARLY ON TEB DEP.

Narrative: AFTER BEING CLEARED FOR THE TEB 5 DEP OFF RWY 24; I; THE PIC BRIEFED THE DEP PROC; WHICH IS QUITE COMPLEX; WITH THE SIC. THE DEP PROC INVOLVES FLYING THE RWY HDG TO A LEVEL-OFF AT 1500 FT MSL; FOLLOWED BY A HDG TURN TO 280 DEGS WHILE MONITORING DISTANCE TO A POINT 4.5 DME FROM THE VOR; FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER SHORT CLIMB TO 2000 FT MSL. AFTER LEVELING OFF AT 1500 FT MSL; AND WHEN THE CDI (BASED ON FMS INPUT) TURNED TO THE NEW HDG; I INTERPRETED THIS AS THE TIME TO START THE CLB TO 2000 FT MSL; INSTEAD OF ENSURING THAT THE ACFT HAD PASSED THE 4.5 DME POSITION. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE ACFT WAS MORE THAN ABOUT 120 FT INTO THE EARLY SECOND CLB SHORT OF THE 4.5 DME BEFORE ATC CLRED US TO 6000 FT MSL. I BELIEVE THERE ARE A FEW CHANGES THAT COULD HELP SAFEGUARD REOCCURRENCES. THESE INCLUDE METHODICALLY REVIEWING THE DEP PROCS; MAKING USE OF THE AUTOMATION SOONER IN THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS (ENGAGING THE AUTOPILOT SOONER); AND POSSIBLY REEVALUATING THE DEP PROC ITSELF. BECAUSE OF THE COMPLEX NATURE OF TEB'S DEP PROCS; I SUSPECT THAT UNINTENTIONAL DEVS FROM IT ARE A COMMON OCCURRENCE.

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.