Narrative:

[We were] departing on TEB6 departure. Procedure calls for intermediate level-off at 2;000 MSL until 2.4 miles from teb VORTAC; then climb to 3;000. Pilot flying had set 3;000 ft in the altitude alerter and had briefed that he would level at 2;000; then climb at the appropriate time. I (pilot in charge) did not pick up on that as he briefed (allowed myself to be distracted by other things). Normally; our pilots set 2;000 ft in altitude alerter to prevent exactly what happened to us. Departure was on an extremely windy afternoon and turbulence was moderate to occasionally severe. As I was busy with frequency changes and other copilot duties I realized the pilot flying had reached 2;000 and was still climbing. I ordered him to 'level at two;' but it took him a moment to register that and he was a few hundred feet over 2;000 when he began pushing over. Because of the considerable turbulence the aircraft reached nearly 3;000 MSL before he had it heading down. I realized the problem just as I was contacting departure control; which complicated the situation. Departure control told us to 'just stay at 3;000' so the pilot flying arrested the descent and returned to 3;000. The teterboro 6 departure is a very difficult departure to cope with in a high-performance jet. Two thousand feet is reached very quickly; and when other factors are introduced early in the climb; such as the severe turbulence we were experiencing; it is easy to get distracted. I think this is evidenced by the high number of altitude deviations that occur (I'm told) on this departure. Good procedures minimize this risk; and we failed to use a major one; but when ATC is busy and turbulence is severe; it is a setup for failure.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A GV departed on the TEB6 SID and overshot the 2;000 FT altitude constraint. The altitude alerter was set at 3;000 FT; turbulence distracted the crew; and there was an incomplete departure brief.

Narrative: [We were] departing on TEB6 departure. Procedure calls for intermediate level-off at 2;000 MSL until 2.4 miles from TEB VORTAC; then climb to 3;000. Pilot flying had set 3;000 FT in the altitude alerter and had briefed that he would level at 2;000; then climb at the appropriate time. I (pilot in charge) did not pick up on that as he briefed (allowed myself to be distracted by other things). Normally; our pilots set 2;000 FT in altitude alerter to prevent exactly what happened to us. Departure was on an extremely windy afternoon and turbulence was moderate to occasionally severe. As I was busy with frequency changes and other copilot duties I realized the pilot flying had reached 2;000 and was still climbing. I ordered him to 'level at two;' but it took him a moment to register that and he was a few hundred feet over 2;000 when he began pushing over. Because of the considerable turbulence the aircraft reached nearly 3;000 MSL before he had it heading down. I realized the problem just as I was contacting Departure Control; which complicated the situation. Departure Control told us to 'just stay at 3;000' so the pilot flying arrested the descent and returned to 3;000. The Teterboro 6 departure is a very difficult departure to cope with in a high-performance jet. Two thousand feet is reached very quickly; and when other factors are introduced early in the climb; such as the severe turbulence we were experiencing; it is easy to get distracted. I think this is evidenced by the high number of altitude deviations that occur (I'm told) on this departure. Good procedures minimize this risk; and we failed to use a major one; but when ATC is busy and turbulence is severe; it is a setup for failure.

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.