2008-09 · NASA ASRS report 804355
PLT RPTS EXCEEDING THE 1300 FOOT ALTITUDE RESTR ON THE DALTON DEP FROM TEB.
IN MY IFR CLRNC; THE PUBLISHED VFR DALTON DEP PROC FOR TEB CALLED FOR A CLIMB TO 1300 FT MSL; AND CLBING THROUGH 800 FT MSL TURN R TO HEADING 280. I WAS TOLD TO EXPECT 2000 FT IN 10 MINUTES. AFTER TAKEOFF I ENGAGED THE AUTOPLT AND BEGAN REDUCING POWER TO STAY WITHIN THE SPEED AND ALTITUDE LIMITS OF THE DEP PROC. THROUGH 800 FT I TURNED R TO A HEADING OF 280; AS CALLED FOR IN THE PROC AND CONTINUED TO CLB. I FELT THE COCKPIT WORKLOAD WAS A LITTLE MORE BUSY THAN USUAL BECAUSE THIS TAKEOFF AND CLB SEGMENT WAS DIFFERENT FROM THE ROUTINE I WAS USED TO. THE ACFT CONTINUED TO CLB THROUGH THE ASSIGNED ALTITUDE OF 1300 FT; WHICH I NOTED IN MY INSTRUMENT SCAN. IT TOOK A MOMENT FOR RECOGNITION OF THE PROBLEM AND VERIFICATION ON THE CHART OF THE CORRECT ALTITUDE. I IMMEDIATELY DSNDED BACK TO THE PROPER ALTITUDE. THE ALTITUDE DEVIATION WAS ABOUT 400 FT ABOVE THE ASSIGNED ALTITUDE AS I MADE THE CORRECTION. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED BECAUSE I HAD MISTAKENLY SET 2000 FT IN THE AUTOPLT ALTITUDE CAPTURE INSTEAD OF 1300 FT; ALTHOUGH I DID HAVE 1300 FT IN MIND FROM MY PRE-TAKEOFF READING OF THE CHART AND MY POST-TAKEOFF SCAN OF THE CHART. PART OF THE PROBLEM WAS MY FOCUSING TOO MUCH ATTENTION ON POWER REDUCTION TO LIMIT SPEED AND RATE OF CLB.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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