Mis-set altitude alert setting results in altitude bust on teb SID for H25B flight crew.

Attributes
ACN	757757
Time
Date	200710
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 2200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon tower : zzz.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	BAe 125 Series 800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	757757
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On teb 5 SID 1500 ft should be maintained until 4.5 DME then climb and maintain 2000 ft. A finger mistake of scrolling 2500 ft instead of 1500 ft on the altitude preselect has caused me to continue climb before reaching 4.5 DME. There was no TCAS alert or close traffic at any time. Climb was stopped at 2200 ft when the controller brought it to my attention.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MIS-SET ALT ALERT SETTING RESULTS IN ALT BUST ON TEB SID FOR H25B FLT CREW.

Narrative: ON TEB 5 SID 1500 FT SHOULD BE MAINTAINED UNTIL 4.5 DME THEN CLB AND MAINTAIN 2000 FT. A FINGER MISTAKE OF SCROLLING 2500 FT INSTEAD OF 1500 FT ON THE ALT PRESELECT HAS CAUSED ME TO CONTINUE CLB BEFORE REACHING 4.5 DME. THERE WAS NO TCAS ALERT OR CLOSE TFC AT ANY TIME. CLB WAS STOPPED AT 2200 FT WHEN THE CTLR BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION.

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.