A C650 pilot departed on the teb 5 and after misreading DME climbed to 2000 ft 3 miles early.

Attributes
ACN	764388
Time
Date	200712
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citation III VI VII
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : teb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	764388
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Airspace Structure Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

During the teb 5 departure I leveled at the initial altitude of 1500 ft; made the turn then misread the DME and climbed to 2000 ft approximately 3 miles early. Lack of sleep the night before might have been a factor; but I would not swear to that.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C650 PILOT DEPARTED ON THE TEB 5 AND AFTER MISREADING DME CLBED TO 2000 FT 3 MILES EARLY.

Narrative: DURING THE TEB 5 DEP I LEVELED AT THE INITIAL ALT OF 1500 FT; MADE THE TURN THEN MISREAD THE DME AND CLBED TO 2000 FT APPROX 3 MILES EARLY. LACK OF SLEEP THE NIGHT BEFORE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A FACTOR; BUT I WOULD NOT SWEAR TO THAT.

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.