A G200 DEPARTING ON THE TEB5 EXCEEDED THE INITIAL 1500 FT LEVELOFF ALT BY 250 FT THEN DSNDED BACK TO 1500 FT.

2006-12 · NASA ASRS report 720771

Date: 2006-12 · Aircraft: Gulfstream G200 (IAI 1126 Galaxy) · Phase: initial_climb

Anomalies: deviation-altitude-overshoot|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-clearance|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far

Synopsis

A G200 DEPARTING ON THE TEB5 EXCEEDED THE INITIAL 1500 FT LEVELOFF ALT BY 250 FT THEN DSNDED BACK TO 1500 FT.

Narrative

WE WERE SCHEDULED FOR A XJ00 LOCAL DEP OUT OF TEB AFTER BEING UP SINCE XA00. THE PAX FINALLY ARRIVED AT XJ45 JUST IN TIME TO HIT 'RUSH HOUR' TRYING TO DEP TEB FOR ZZZ1. WHEN WE CALLED FOR ENG START WE WERE TOLD WE WOULD BE PLACED IN THE 'QUEUE.' AFTER 30 PLUS MINS OUR STARTUP CLRNC CAME THROUGH. AS WE TAXIED TO THE ACTIVE RWY (RWY 24) WE WERE ADVISED A 'STOP' WAS PLACED ON WESTBOUND DEPS. THIS RESULTED IN ANOTHER DELAY. AT XL00 LOCAL WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF ON THE TEB5 DEP; WHICH CALLS FOR A CLB TO 800 FT THEN A RIGHT TURN HDG 280 DEGS TO MAINTAIN 1500 FT. THIS IS WHAT THE CAPT BRIEFED PRIOR TO DEP. ALL WENT AS BRIEFED; HOWEVER; THE CAPT OVERSHOT 1500 FT. I SAID 1500 FT; 1500 FT SEVERAL TIMES AND HE CORRECTED FROM 1750 FT BACK DOWN TO 1500 FT. ZNY CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME AND SAID; 'ACR X; YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE LEVEL AT 1500 FT.' WE TOLD HIM WE HAD CORRECTED AND WERE; IN FACT; LEVEL AT 1500 FT. THAT WAS THE END OF OUR CONVERSATION WITH HIM AND WE WERE HANDED OFF TO THE NEXT CTLR. I BELIEVE THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED FOR 3 REASONS: 1) WE WERE WORN DOWN BY THE ROLLING DELAYS. 2) WE HAD BEEN UP ALL DAY PRIOR TO THE FLT; AND 3) THE CAPT HAD NOT FLOWN THIS ACFT AS PIC IN MORE THAN 2 MONTHS AND WAS SLOW TO PULL THE POWER BACK FOR LEVELOFF AT 1500 FT WHICH RESULTED IN THE OVERSHOOT. AN ADDITIONAL FACTOR WAS THE WT OF THE ACFT. WE GENERALLY LEAVE TEB WITH A FUEL LOAD OF FUEL FOR THE TRIP TO THE WEST COAST (WINDS PERMITTING). THIS FLT HAD A VERY LIGHT FUEL LOAD SINCE WE WERE STOPPING IN ZZZ; A ONE HOUR FLT.

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

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