Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 75; Flight Crew Total 3100; Flight Crew Type 500
Human-Machine Interface
Airspace Violation All Types; Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude; Deviation - Speed All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert
Human Factors
[We had an] initial climb off Runway 24 at TEB; 240 degree heading to intercept 260 degree course to WENTZ Intersection. After turning to 260 degree course to WENTZ; I verified the altitude preselect was set to 1;500 (mandatory crossing altitude) and traveling at 240 KTS. After WENTZ; as per the departure procedure; expected to cross TASCA at 2;000 FT as Departure Control had not given us another altitude. We were leveling at 1;500 FT 0.4 NM from WENTZ. I thought the aircraft had begun its turn from WENTZ to TASCA and I thought I had verified the green annunciation of ALT on the ADI. I must have been incorrect as I selected 2;000 FT on the altitude preselect the aircraft continued to climb at a reduced rate and as I made the turn from WENTZ to TASCA I realized the aircraft was climbing through 1;800 FT; intruding into the floor of the Class B airspace protecting Newark. Upon crossing WENTZ; was told by Departure Control that we should be maintaining 1;500 FT. As Departure Control was transmitting; I had already reduced power and adjusted pitch by pressing the touch control steering button and manually applying nose down pitch control contrary to what the command bars displayed. I was in the 'NAV' mode and the altitude preselect was set to 2;000 FT and we were past WENTZ at this point. As the climb was arrested; we were given further climb instructions and the rest of the departure procedure was conducted without issue. Contributing to this error I believe could be the congested airspace; the turbulence that seems to be ever persistent in this geographical area in the spring time but most of all I would have to say that my incorrect recognizing of the green annunciation of 'ALT' on the ADI when it must have had the annunciation of 'ASEL' in green. If 'ASEL' was annunciated green it would explain why; during the level off from 3;000 FPM if I had adjusted the altitude preselect from 1;500 FT to 2;000 FT; the autopilot would have continued to climb at whatever rate it was climbing during the level off when the preselect was changed. In the future; I will verify what mode is currently active and annunciated green (not white/armed) on the ADI and mode selector. If I had done that here; as I have in the past; there would not have been a disparity between our path and profile compared to the departure procedure we were cleared to fly.
CE650 Captain reports exceeding 1;500 FT prior to WENTZ on the RUUDY 4 departure from TEB and exceeding 200 KTS below the Class B.