A C560 captain didn't verify altitude cleared to on the SID and has to ask the clt TRACON.

Attributes
ACN	633372
Time
Date	200410
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citation V
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure : on vectors departure sid : honet 1
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	633372
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On a first trip with a new electronic flight bag, we set up for the hugo 5 SID from clt. This put 4000 ft in the altitude alerter. When we received our clearance, it was for the hornet 1. As we taxied, I reprogrammed the GPS and asked the copilot to read the hornet 1 SID. The copilot and the ground controller seemed to talk at the same time. I was busy crossing the active runway. When I asked to see the efb, I could only see part of the SID. That was when I noticed our GPS had locked up. I restarted it and continued taxi until at runway 36L I was cleared for takeoff in front of 1 1/2 mi jet traffic. After takeoff, I was instructed to fly a vector climbing out of 5000 ft. I asked if we were cleared above 4000 ft. The controller was terse and asked what clearance I had obtained! I should have stopped and taken more time to use the electronic flight bag and put 8000 ft into my alerter.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C560 CAPT DIDN'T VERIFY ALT CLRED TO ON THE SID AND HAS TO ASK THE CLT TRACON.

Narrative: ON A FIRST TRIP WITH A NEW ELECTRONIC FLT BAG, WE SET UP FOR THE HUGO 5 SID FROM CLT. THIS PUT 4000 FT IN THE ALT ALERTER. WHEN WE RECEIVED OUR CLRNC, IT WAS FOR THE HORNET 1. AS WE TAXIED, I REPROGRAMMED THE GPS AND ASKED THE COPLT TO READ THE HORNET 1 SID. THE COPLT AND THE GND CTLR SEEMED TO TALK AT THE SAME TIME. I WAS BUSY XING THE ACTIVE RWY. WHEN I ASKED TO SEE THE EFB, I COULD ONLY SEE PART OF THE SID. THAT WAS WHEN I NOTICED OUR GPS HAD LOCKED UP. I RESTARTED IT AND CONTINUED TAXI UNTIL AT RWY 36L I WAS CLRED FOR TKOF IN FRONT OF 1 1/2 MI JET TFC. AFTER TKOF, I WAS INSTRUCTED TO FLY A VECTOR CLBING OUT OF 5000 FT. I ASKED IF WE WERE CLRED ABOVE 4000 FT. THE CTLR WAS TERSE AND ASKED WHAT CLRNC I HAD OBTAINED! I SHOULD HAVE STOPPED AND TAKEN MORE TIME TO USE THE ELECTRONIC FLT BAG AND PUT 8000 FT INTO MY ALERTER.

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.