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CE560XL flight crew reports climbing to 2;000 ft prior to reaching wentz on the ruudy 2 departure from teb.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 939599 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201103 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | N90.TRACON |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Citation Excel (C560XL) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | SID RUUDY 2 |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Crossing Restriction Not Met Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
We were assigned the RUUDY2 departure at teb. We reviewed the departure before taxi. (I have done this departure on many occasions.) after takeoff we climbed to 1;500 and leveled off and I asked the pilot not flying to set 2;000 in the altitude [alerter]. I saw the heading change (from 240 to 260) and mistakenly believed I was at wentz and climbed to 2;000. ATC called and gave us a climb to four thousand and then asked if we were on the ruudy 2 departure? We said yes; he said next time remain at 1;500 until ruudy please. The pilot not flying was busy with a radio call at the time and was unaware of my climb to two thousand prior to wentz. In hind sight I should have had the autopilot engaged right away allowing me more time to be more certain of my exact position.ATC and we both realized it right after it happened. The event occurred from lack of situational awareness. [I] will engage the autopilot sooner leaving teb or any busy airport on a departure and pay closer attention. I have flown this departure and many more like it without any problems; this was just a dumb mistake.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CE560XL flight crew reports climbing to 2;000 FT prior to reaching WENTZ on the RUUDY 2 departure from TEB.
Narrative: We were assigned the RUUDY2 departure at TEB. We reviewed the departure before taxi. (I have done this departure on many occasions.) After takeoff we climbed to 1;500 and leveled off and I asked the pilot not flying to set 2;000 in the ALT [alerter]. I saw the heading change (from 240 to 260) and mistakenly believed I was at WENTZ and climbed to 2;000. ATC called and gave us a climb to four thousand and then asked if we were on the RUUDY 2 departure? We said yes; he said next time remain at 1;500 until RUUDY please. The pilot not flying was busy with a radio call at the time and was unaware of my climb to two thousand prior to WENTZ. In hind sight I should have had the autopilot engaged right away allowing me more time to be more certain of my exact position.ATC and we both realized it right after it happened. The event occurred from lack of situational awareness. [I] will engage the autopilot sooner leaving TEB or any busy airport on a departure and pay closer attention. I have flown this departure and many more like it without any problems; this was just a dumb mistake.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.