Air carrier has conflict with opposite direction traffic.

Attributes
ACN	223213
Time
Date	199210
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ict
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10500 msl bound upper : 10500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : ict
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 400 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	223213
Person 2
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 800 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flying into wichita we had a near miss. We were flying on a 200 degree heading descending from 14000 ft to 6000 ft under radar vectors from ict approach. About 10500 ft we saw an air carrier at 1:30, 200 ft below and within 800 ft distance on an opposite heading. As soon as the aircraft passed our right side, ict issued a TA on this aircraft at 1 O'clock, 1 1/2 mi and 10200 ft. Totally too late! I think ict has 2 sectors of approach, split east side and west side. It seems most of the traffic conflicts are in the northeast section with its numerous airports. Maybe the approach sectors could be split into 3 or at least realigned so 1 controller would have a smaller area in the northeast sector.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR HAS CONFLICT WITH OPPOSITE DIRECTION TFC.

Narrative: FLYING INTO WICHITA WE HAD A NEAR MISS. WE WERE FLYING ON A 200 DEG HDG DSNDING FROM 14000 FT TO 6000 FT UNDER RADAR VECTORS FROM ICT APCH. ABOUT 10500 FT WE SAW AN ACR AT 1:30, 200 FT BELOW AND WITHIN 800 FT DISTANCE ON AN OPPOSITE HDG. AS SOON AS THE ACFT PASSED OUR R SIDE, ICT ISSUED A TA ON THIS ACFT AT 1 O'CLOCK, 1 1/2 MI AND 10200 FT. TOTALLY TOO LATE! I THINK ICT HAS 2 SECTORS OF APCH, SPLIT E SIDE AND W SIDE. IT SEEMS MOST OF THE TFC CONFLICTS ARE IN THE NE SECTION WITH ITS NUMEROUS ARPTS. MAYBE THE APCH SECTORS COULD BE SPLIT INTO 3 OR AT LEAST REALIGNED SO 1 CTLR WOULD HAVE A SMALLER AREA IN THE NE SECTOR.

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.