Narrative:

Picked up IFR clearance in the air from selfridge approach. Aircraft is slash/a no RNAV. Given clearance 'navigation to scorr.' while figuring my situation and how I was going to comply and find scorr intersection (head down looking at chart), inadvertently busted 3000 ft altitude limit. No conflicts and caught my own error almost right away. Got up to about 3500 ft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE55 PLT HAD ALTDEV IN MTC CLASS E AIRSPACE.

Narrative: PICKED UP IFR CLRNC IN THE AIR FROM SELFRIDGE APCH. ACFT IS SLASH/A NO RNAV. GIVEN CLRNC 'NAV TO SCORR.' WHILE FIGURING MY SIT AND HOW I WAS GOING TO COMPLY AND FIND SCORR INTXN (HEAD DOWN LOOKING AT CHART), INADVERTENTLY BUSTED 3000 FT ALT LIMIT. NO CONFLICTS AND CAUGHT MY OWN ERROR ALMOST RIGHT AWAY. GOT UP TO ABOUT 3500 FT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.