Reporter's aircraft overshot the VOR. They made a correction to reintercept the 329 degree radial north of the VOR. Center controller advised they had opposite direction traffic on their route of flight at the same altitude. Controller issued a descent and a northeast heading.

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Attributes
ACN	419990
Time
Date	199811
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pae
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 16000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	departure sid : sid enroute airway : zse
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 5400 flight time type : 2200
ASRS Report	419990
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	419875
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On a vector direct paine VOR, we passed the VOR and were to intercept the 329 degree radial for the acord 6 arrival (vancouver, back course). Having missed the radial, we turned to a heading of 310 degrees to reintercept the 329 degree radial from the east. ATC asked us if we had turned west and instructed us to both descend to 10000 ft and turn right to 050 degrees. We complied with this clearance. Upon asking the controller, we were told that he showed us having turned to the west and into the path of another aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR'S ACFT OVERSHOT THE VOR. THEY MADE A CORRECTION TO REINTERCEPT THE 329 DEG RADIAL N OF THE VOR. CTR CTLR ADVISED THEY HAD OPPOSITE DIRECTION TFC ON THEIR RTE OF FLT AT THE SAME ALT. CTLR ISSUED A DSCNT AND A NE HDG.

Narrative: ON A VECTOR DIRECT PAINE VOR, WE PASSED THE VOR AND WERE TO INTERCEPT THE 329 DEG RADIAL FOR THE ACORD 6 ARR (VANCOUVER, BC). HAVING MISSED THE RADIAL, WE TURNED TO A HDG OF 310 DEGS TO REINTERCEPT THE 329 DEG RADIAL FROM THE E. ATC ASKED US IF WE HAD TURNED W AND INSTRUCTED US TO BOTH DSND TO 10000 FT AND TURN R TO 050 DEGS. WE COMPLIED WITH THIS CLRNC. UPON ASKING THE CTLR, WE WERE TOLD THAT HE SHOWED US HAVING TURNED TO THE W AND INTO THE PATH OF ANOTHER ACFT.

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.