HS125 flight crew reports exceeding the 1;500 ft initial level off altitude on the teb 8 due to a pa...

Attributes
ACN	995227
Time
Date	201202
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	TEB.Airport
State Reference	NJ
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	HS 125 Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Route In Use	SID TEB 8
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 70 Flight Crew Total 4200 Flight Crew Type 1200
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 3800 Flight Crew Type 800
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Altitude Crossing Restriction Not Met Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

We were cleared for the teb 8 departure; reviewed it with captain; and set altitude for 1;500 ft for the initial altitude on the departure. It was a normal takeoff; climb; and call outs. I was hand flying the departure and at about 1;200 ft one of our passengers began yelling up at us about cabin air was too hot and the distraction caused me to continue the climb. When I looked back down we were about 1;800 ft and immediately corrected our altitude and leveled off at 1;500 ft. The controller did notice our deviation and did not seem worried. I believe there were no separation issues with other traffic. It was a small distraction at a bad time that surprised both of us. Since I was hand flying I should have ignored the distraction or had the autopilot engaged and let it level off itself.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HS125 flight crew reports exceeding the 1;500 FT initial level off altitude on the TEB 8 due to a passenger yelling that the cabin air was too hot just prior to level off.

Narrative: We were cleared for the TEB 8 departure; reviewed it with Captain; and set altitude for 1;500 FT for the initial altitude on the departure. It was a normal takeoff; climb; and call outs. I was hand flying the departure and at about 1;200 FT one of our passengers began yelling up at us about cabin air was too hot and the distraction caused me to continue the climb. When I looked back down we were about 1;800 FT and immediately corrected our altitude and leveled off at 1;500 FT. The Controller did notice our deviation and did not seem worried. I believe there were no separation issues with other traffic. It was a small distraction at a bad time that surprised both of us. Since I was hand flying I should have ignored the distraction or had the autopilot engaged and let it level off itself.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

HS125 flight crew reports exceeding the 1;500 ft initial level off altitude on the teb 8 due to a passenger yelling that the cabin air was too hot just prior to level off.