Citation V/Ultra/Encore (C560)
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90; Flight Crew Total 5000; Flight Crew Type 300
Confusion; Communication Breakdown; Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation - Altitude Overshoot; Deviation - Altitude Crossing Restriction Not Met; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance
General None Reported / Taken
Airspace Structure; Procedure; Human Factors; Chart Or Publication
My original clearance was to depart TEB on Runway 1 via the Teterboro 8 SID but; after receiving taxi clearance; my departure was switched to Runway 24 RUUDY 4 (RNAV). I briefed the SID to myself and noted the altitude restrictions....WENTZ at 1;500 FT and TASCA at 2;000 FT. I am sure I crossed WENTZ at 1;500 FT and then climbed to 2;000 FT. After the Departure Controller radar identified me and gave me a climb to 5;000 FT; he informed me I was supposed to maintain 1;500 FT until crossing a point that I was not familiar with. It was not clear to me if he was referring to a radial of a navaid or a DME fix. All I could make out was 'just so you know; you are to maintain 1;500 FT until 160'. I did not think it was appropriate to debate the Controller at that time; I just apologized and continued on the Controller's instructions. The RUUDY4 SID does not contain any instructions like that of what the Controller said. I think there may have been some misunderstanding between all of the last minute clearance changes. To my knowledge there were no other aircraft affected by my departure and neither myself nor the Controller made a major issue out of it. In the future I will ask for clarification to everything I have not heard or understood 100%.
The single pilot of a CE560 was advised by departure Controller that he had climbed to 2;000 MSL prematurely while departing TEB on the RUUDY RNAV SID although he believed he had maintained 1;500 MSL to WENTZ as charted prior to climbing to 2;000 MSL.