C182 pilot reported maneuvering on final to avoid a balloon.

Attributes
ACN	1570566
Time
Date	201808
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	PSO.Airport
State Reference	CO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 14 Flight Crew Total 23000 Flight Crew Type 3000
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types
Miss Distance	Horizontal 1000 Vertical 0

Narrative:

Upon approach to the airport; I saw that a balloon was basically on the extended centerline of runway 01; so I extended my base leg to give the balloon plenty of clearance. Also; my [fellow pilot] was on a tight base leg; and flew that leg on the inside (airport side) of the balloon. As I completed my deviation around the balloon and re-intercepted the extended centerline while descending on the glide path; well past the balloon; the balloon pilot made a call on unicom; implying I had come too close to his aircraft. Perhaps I did not meet his spacing expectation; but I have a fair amount of aviation experience. At no time did I pass within 1;000 feet of his balloon.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 pilot reported maneuvering on final to avoid a balloon.

Narrative: Upon approach to the airport; I saw that a balloon was basically on the extended centerline of Runway 01; so I extended my base leg to give the balloon plenty of clearance. Also; my [fellow pilot] was on a tight base leg; and flew that leg on the inside (airport side) of the balloon. As I completed my deviation around the balloon and re-intercepted the extended centerline while descending on the glide path; well past the balloon; the balloon pilot made a call on UNICOM; implying I had come too close to his aircraft. Perhaps I did not meet his spacing expectation; but I have a fair amount of aviation experience. At no time did I pass within 1;000 feet of his balloon.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.