India, Oct. 22 -- An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Nebraska after the pilots heard banging on the cockpit door. They made an emergency landing shortly after take-off over fears that someone was trying to break into the cockpit and hijack the plane, when in reality it was flight attendants banging on the cockpit door.

On Monday, October 20, American Airlines Flight 6469 abruptly returned to Omaha Airport, less than 40 minutes after leaving for Los Angeles. Flight tracking website FlightAware showed that the aircraft was only 40 miles into the 1,300-mile journey when the chaos ensued.

The incident took place after the flight crew lost contact with the pilots because of a glitch with the intercom, a spokesperson for...