Citation Excel (C560XL)
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250; Flight Crew Total 5200; Flight Crew Type 200
Communication Breakdown; Confusion; Fatigue; Training / Qualification
Deviation - Altitude Overshoot; Deviation - Altitude Crossing Restriction Not Met; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance
Flight Crew Returned To Clearance; Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Chart Or Publication; Human Factors
Initial altitude was 1;500 FT. Aircraft climbed to 2;000 FT before being brought back to 1;500 FT and rejoining the departure. Pilot failed to properly understand SID and set proper altitude due to not following published procedure. Cockpit procedures were not followed as copilot failed to acknowledge proper altitude and did not call out prior to reaching assigned altitude. Factors causing incident included crew fatigue due to long delay departing earlier in the evening.
A CE560XL departed on the TEB RUUDY 4 SID and failed to level at 1;500 FT because of confusion; fatigue and the First Officer not calling the aircraft approaching the level altitude.