Citationjet (C525/C526) - CJ I / II / III / IV
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Workload; Time Pressure; Situational Awareness; Distraction
Deviation - Altitude Overshoot; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Returned To Clearance; Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Airspace Structure; Chart Or Publication; Weather; Procedure; Environment - Non Weather Related
Departing Runway 24 TEB on the RUUDY 4; we crossed WENTZ Intersection at 2;000 FT instead of 1;500. The incorrect altitude had been set. Upon checking in with NY Departure we realized the mistake and Departure issued instructions to descend to 1;500. Once at 1;500 we were immediately given instructions to climb to 6;000. In giving the instructions ATC said we needed to be more careful flying the departure. We noticed immediately followed by ATC instructions to descend. During taxi we were instructed to contact Clearance Delivery for a reroute. The reroute was quite different and required a fair amount of changes to the FMS. As we reached the hold short line Tower immediately cleared us for takeoff. We did not take adequate time to brief the departure and misinterpreted the altitude. Never allow yourself to be rushed; especially after last minute changes given to your flight plan.
Late night flight; IMC; weather; feeling the pressure to get off on time; given new ATC clearance on taxi out. We became pre-occupied with getting the new clearance into the FMS. Although we reviewed the departure; it was brief and it was a little difficult to see chart with night vision being interrupted by cockpit lighting. I also felt rushed by Tower and my own personal pressure to depart on time.
A CE525 departed on the TEB RUUDY 4 following an extensive ATC reroute during taxi and subseqent FMS reprogramming but forgot to level off at 1;500 FT and were told by ATC at 2;000 FT to descend.