Narrative:

I was attempting to move the aircraft from ZZZ1 to our home airport of ZZZ2. We had diverted into ZZZ1 early that morning due to low clouds/visibility at our destination. Approximately 4 hours later the ATIS said visibility 10 SM and ceiling 1700 ft AGL; while our destination 25 mi away was reporting 10 SM and clear. I determined we could safely proceed at 1700 ft MSL (1000 ft AGL) to our destination under VFR. After a normal startup; taxi; and runup; we advised tower we were ready for departure. Tower gave us a 140 degree heading after departing runway 23 and maintain at or below 3000 ft MSL. Just before takeoff; I noticed lower clouds in the direction of my vector; but was in such a hurry/rush to get home due to family commitments that I didn't even think twice about launching and just avoiding those lower clouds. Upon departure; the lower clouds were at approximately 700 ft AGL and we were almost immediately into them after the turn to 140 degrees. The lower layer was between few and scattered; but I definitely violated the class D WX minimums on cloud clearance as I climbed to 1000 ft AGL. I then requested a local IFR to join the approach to our destination and received it in a very timely manner from departure. We then joined the approach and were clear of the clouds approximately 5 mi later. I always preach to my student that 'if something doesn't feel right; it's probably not.' I fell into the trap of get homeitis and should have listened to my experience and feelings about the flight. In the future; I will force myself to slow down and really evaluate the WX situation even though I'm only going short distances. I had the tool of an IFR airplane and IFR experience; but didn't use those tools because I was in such a hurry.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C182 PILOT DEPARTED A CLASS D ARPT VFR BUT IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF BECAME IMC. ATIS INDICATED VFR BUT ACTUAL REQUIRED IFR.

Narrative: I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE ACFT FROM ZZZ1 TO OUR HOME ARPT OF ZZZ2. WE HAD DIVERTED INTO ZZZ1 EARLY THAT MORNING DUE TO LOW CLOUDS/VISIBILITY AT OUR DEST. APPROX 4 HRS LATER THE ATIS SAID VIS 10 SM AND CEILING 1700 FT AGL; WHILE OUR DEST 25 MI AWAY WAS RPTING 10 SM AND CLR. I DETERMINED WE COULD SAFELY PROCEED AT 1700 FT MSL (1000 FT AGL) TO OUR DEST UNDER VFR. AFTER A NORMAL STARTUP; TAXI; AND RUNUP; WE ADVISED TWR WE WERE READY FOR DEP. TWR GAVE US A 140 DEG HDG AFTER DEPARTING RWY 23 AND MAINTAIN AT OR BELOW 3000 FT MSL. JUST BEFORE TKOF; I NOTICED LOWER CLOUDS IN THE DIRECTION OF MY VECTOR; BUT WAS IN SUCH A HURRY/RUSH TO GET HOME DUE TO FAMILY COMMITMENTS THAT I DIDN'T EVEN THINK TWICE ABOUT LAUNCHING AND JUST AVOIDING THOSE LOWER CLOUDS. UPON DEP; THE LOWER CLOUDS WERE AT APPROX 700 FT AGL AND WE WERE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY INTO THEM AFTER THE TURN TO 140 DEGS. THE LOWER LAYER WAS BTWN FEW AND SCATTERED; BUT I DEFINITELY VIOLATED THE CLASS D WX MINIMUMS ON CLOUD CLRNC AS I CLBED TO 1000 FT AGL. I THEN REQUESTED A LCL IFR TO JOIN THE APCH TO OUR DEST AND RECEIVED IT IN A VERY TIMELY MANNER FROM DEP. WE THEN JOINED THE APCH AND WERE CLR OF THE CLOUDS APPROX 5 MI LATER. I ALWAYS PREACH TO MY STUDENT THAT 'IF SOMETHING DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT; IT'S PROBABLY NOT.' I FELL INTO THE TRAP OF GET HOMEITIS AND SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO MY EXPERIENCE AND FEELINGS ABOUT THE FLT. IN THE FUTURE; I WILL FORCE MYSELF TO SLOW DOWN AND REALLY EVALUATE THE WX SITUATION EVEN THOUGH I'M ONLY GOING SHORT DISTANCES. I HAD THE TOOL OF AN IFR AIRPLANE AND IFR EXPERIENCE; BUT DIDN'T USE THOSE TOOLS BECAUSE I WAS IN SUCH A HURRY.

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.