Narrative:

I have recently purchased and am working to integrate into my cockpit procedures an electronic flight bag (on notebook computer). Although I am an experienced and current pilot; the implementation of the electronic flight bag has caused infrequent breakdowns in my cockpit procedures. In this case; I had just departed VFR from msv in VMC. I climbed to 4500 ft MSL and contacted avp approach on 126.3. The controller gave me my clearance to proceed to lytel intersection thence V93PXT thence as filed; maintain 6000 ft. I read back and acknowledged the clearance; began my climb to 6000 ft and used my electronic flight bag to search for lytel. I became preoccupied with searching the electronic flight bag route section for lytel and flew through my assigned altitude. Immediately upon seeing this happen; the controller cleared me for an immediate climb to 8000 ft MSL to avoid possible conflict with reported cessna traffic. The remainder of the flight was uneventful. In early october; I will be attending my yrly recurrent training. It is my plan to have my instructors evaluate and recommend improved procedures for utilizing my electronic flight bag in-flight!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNFAMILIAR WITH HIS OR HER NEW ELECTRONIC FLT BAG; PLT OF BE58 CLBS THROUGH CLRED ALT WHILE SEARCHING FOR AN ENRTE FIX.

Narrative: I HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED AND AM WORKING TO INTEGRATE INTO MY COCKPIT PROCS AN ELECTRONIC FLT BAG (ON NOTEBOOK COMPUTER). ALTHOUGH I AM AN EXPERIENCED AND CURRENT PLT; THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ELECTRONIC FLT BAG HAS CAUSED INFREQUENT BREAKDOWNS IN MY COCKPIT PROCS. IN THIS CASE; I HAD JUST DEPARTED VFR FROM MSV IN VMC. I CLBED TO 4500 FT MSL AND CONTACTED AVP APCH ON 126.3. THE CTLR GAVE ME MY CLRNC TO PROCEED TO LYTEL INTXN THENCE V93PXT THENCE AS FILED; MAINTAIN 6000 FT. I READ BACK AND ACKNOWLEDGED THE CLRNC; BEGAN MY CLB TO 6000 FT AND USED MY ELECTRONIC FLT BAG TO SEARCH FOR LYTEL. I BECAME PREOCCUPIED WITH SEARCHING THE ELECTRONIC FLT BAG RTE SECTION FOR LYTEL AND FLEW THROUGH MY ASSIGNED ALT. IMMEDIATELY UPON SEEING THIS HAPPEN; THE CTLR CLRED ME FOR AN IMMEDIATE CLB TO 8000 FT MSL TO AVOID POSSIBLE CONFLICT WITH RPTED CESSNA TFC. THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL. IN EARLY OCTOBER; I WILL BE ATTENDING MY YRLY RECURRENT TRAINING. IT IS MY PLAN TO HAVE MY INSTRUCTORS EVALUATE AND RECOMMEND IMPROVED PROCS FOR UTILIZING MY ELECTRONIC FLT BAG INFLT!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.