Narrative:

In my IFR clearance; the published VFR dalton departure procedure for teb called for a climb to 1300 ft MSL; and climbing through 800 ft MSL turn right to heading 280. I was told to expect 2000 ft in 10 minutes. After takeoff I engaged the autoplt and began reducing power to stay within the speed and altitude limits of the departure procedure. Through 800 ft I turned right to a heading of 280; as called for in the procedure and continued to climb. I felt the cockpit workload was a little more busy than usual because this takeoff and climb segment was different from the routine I was used to. The aircraft continued to climb through the assigned altitude of 1300 ft; which I noted in my instrument scan. It took a moment for recognition of the problem and verification on the chart of the correct altitude. I immediately descended back to the proper altitude. The altitude deviation was about 400 ft above the assigned altitude as I made the correction. The problem occurred because I had mistakenly set 2000 ft in the autoplt altitude capture instead of 1300 ft; although I did have 1300 ft in mind from my pre-takeoff reading of the chart and my post-takeoff scan of the chart. Part of the problem was my focusing too much attention on power reduction to limit speed and rate of climb.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT RPTS EXCEEDING THE 1300 FOOT ALTITUDE RESTR ON THE DALTON DEP FROM TEB.

Narrative: IN MY IFR CLRNC; THE PUBLISHED VFR DALTON DEP PROC FOR TEB CALLED FOR A CLIMB TO 1300 FT MSL; AND CLBING THROUGH 800 FT MSL TURN R TO HEADING 280. I WAS TOLD TO EXPECT 2000 FT IN 10 MINUTES. AFTER TAKEOFF I ENGAGED THE AUTOPLT AND BEGAN REDUCING POWER TO STAY WITHIN THE SPEED AND ALTITUDE LIMITS OF THE DEP PROC. THROUGH 800 FT I TURNED R TO A HEADING OF 280; AS CALLED FOR IN THE PROC AND CONTINUED TO CLB. I FELT THE COCKPIT WORKLOAD WAS A LITTLE MORE BUSY THAN USUAL BECAUSE THIS TAKEOFF AND CLB SEGMENT WAS DIFFERENT FROM THE ROUTINE I WAS USED TO. THE ACFT CONTINUED TO CLB THROUGH THE ASSIGNED ALTITUDE OF 1300 FT; WHICH I NOTED IN MY INSTRUMENT SCAN. IT TOOK A MOMENT FOR RECOGNITION OF THE PROBLEM AND VERIFICATION ON THE CHART OF THE CORRECT ALTITUDE. I IMMEDIATELY DSNDED BACK TO THE PROPER ALTITUDE. THE ALTITUDE DEVIATION WAS ABOUT 400 FT ABOVE THE ASSIGNED ALTITUDE AS I MADE THE CORRECTION. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED BECAUSE I HAD MISTAKENLY SET 2000 FT IN THE AUTOPLT ALTITUDE CAPTURE INSTEAD OF 1300 FT; ALTHOUGH I DID HAVE 1300 FT IN MIND FROM MY PRE-TAKEOFF READING OF THE CHART AND MY POST-TAKEOFF SCAN OF THE CHART. PART OF THE PROBLEM WAS MY FOCUSING TOO MUCH ATTENTION ON POWER REDUCTION TO LIMIT SPEED AND RATE OF CLB.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.