EARLY CLB TO 2000 FT WHEN ALL ALT XING RESTRS WERE MISSED ON CLBOUT ON TEB DEP BY PIC OF A G-IV OFF RWY 24 AT TEB; NJ.

Date: 2003-08 · Aircraft: Gulfstream IV / G350 / G450

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-less-severe|deviation-altitude-excursion-from-assigned-altitude|deviation-altitude-crossing-restriction-not-met|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-clearance|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|other-fam-w-acft-equipment

Synopsis

EARLY CLB TO 2000 FT WHEN ALL ALT XING RESTRS WERE MISSED ON CLBOUT ON TEB DEP BY PIC OF A G-IV OFF RWY 24 AT TEB; NJ.

Narrative

WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF FROM TEB ARPT ON THE TEB FIVE DEP; RADAR VECTORS TO COATE INTXN; AND THEN ON COURSE. I WAS IN THE R SEAT WITH A RECENTLY G4 TYPE RATED PLT WHO HAD APPROX 25 HRS IN G4'S IN THE L SEAT. (HE WAS THE DESIGNATED PIC FOR THIS TRIP BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT LINE CHK; AND HE DID. THE 1ST LEG WAS VNY TO TEB; WHICH I FLEW.) THIS WAS THE 2ND LEG OF OUR 1ST TRIP TOGETHER; SO I LET HIM FLY THIS DEADHEAD LEG FROM TEB TO FOK; TO REPOSITION FOR A PAX PICKUP FOR THE NEXT DAY. AS I WENT THROUGH THE CHKLIST; SINCE I WAS HOLDING THE SID ON MY CHART HOLDER; I BRIEFED HIM ON THE SID. DEPARTING RWY 24; THE SID READS 'CLB RWY HDG UNTIL REACHING 1500 FT; THEN A R TURN TO 280 DEGS.' AFTER READING THAT PORTION OF THE SID; I BECAME DISTR WITH HOLD SHORT COMS AND ANSWERING OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE PF; SO AFTER THAT; I CONTINUED WITH THE CHKLIST; NOT SEEING THE REST OF THE SID WHICH READ 'MAINTAIN 1500 FT' UNTIL PASSING TEB 4.5 DME; THEN CLB AND MAINTAIN 2000 FT. THE ALT THAT WAS SET IN THE ALT PRESELECTOR WAS 2000 FT. AFTER TKOF; AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL; THE PF; WHO IS NORMALLY ASSIGNED TO A G3 AND A G2; HIT THE GAR BUTTON ON THE PWR LEVERS; THINKING IT WAS A PITCH SYNC. THE AUTOTHROTTLE DISCONNECT WARNING SOUNDED; I REENGAGED IT THINKING IT WAS A G4 MOMENTARY GLITCH. IT SOUNDED AGAIN AND THE AUTOTHROTTLES DISCONNECTED AGAIN. HE HIT THE GAR BUTTON SEVERAL MORE TIMES; AT WHICH POINT WE HAD A FLT GUIDANCE COMPUTER KICK OFFLINE. IT WAS BEGINNING TO GET VERY CONFUSING AS TO WHAT WAS GOING ON; AND I TOLD THE PF TO 'JUST FLY THE AIRPLANE; AND DO MANUAL THROTTLES UNTIL I GET THIS SORTED OUT.' HE HIT THE GAR BUTTON AGAIN; AND THIS TIME I SAW THE 'GO AROUND' HEADLINE ON MY 'DU.' I THEN TOLD THE PF 'YOU'VE BEEN HITTING THE GAR BUTTON; NOT PITCH SYNC; THIS IS NOT A G3.' NORMALLY WHEN I AM THE PNF; AFTER DEP I REFER TO THE SID CHART WITH EACH TURN OR ALT CHANGE TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH ROUTING OR ALT CHANGES; WHICH IN THIS CASE I DID NOT DO IN LIGHT OF THE HECTIC AND CONFUSING EVENTS THAT WERE TRANSPIRING. WHERE WE WENT WRONG; IN MY OPINION WAS: 1) THE PF WAS FROM THE EAST COAST AND TOLD ME HE DID ALL OF HIS FLYING ON THE EAST COAST; AND HE WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA; SO I ASSUMED I COULD RELAX ON GOING OVER THE SID CHART WITH HIM; AND HE RESPONDED IN A MANNER THAT INDICATED HE HAD IT DOWN. 2) BECAUSE OF THIS; I DIDN'T GIVE HIM THE SID TO REVIEW AFTER I HAD GIVEN HIM MY BRIEFING ON THE SID; HE JUST ACKNOWLEDGED HE KNEW IT; AND IT WAS NO PROB; AND DIDN'T QUESTION ME. 3) I SHOULD HAVE VERIFIED 1500 FT WAS IN THE PRESELECTOR; NOT 2000 FT. 4) IF YOU ARE BRAND NEW TO AN AIRPLANE; MAKE SURE YOU KNOWN WHAT THE BUTTON YOU ARE ABOUT TO PUSH DOES -- ESPECIALLY ON TKOF.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.