Citation V/Ultra/Encore (C560)
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 96; Flight Crew Total 23000; Flight Crew Type 15000
Distraction; Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation - Altitude Overshoot; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Weather; Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors
May have busted level off altitude due to wake turbulence from preceding Airbus and/or moderate to severe turbulence on the climb out; just south of high terrain; wind gusts. Departed from VNY to the north (runway 34); very turbulent on the climb out; frequency very busy; unable to communicate with ATC and I had a pressurization issue which needed to be corrected compounding the potential altitude bust; but was immediately cleared direct to Gorman; 'climb and maintain 10;000 feet' so I sensed the controller knew the conditions as well.
CE560 Captain reported overshooting cleared altitude because of turbulence and wake vortex encounter.