India, Oct. 22 -- A SkyWest flight 6469 operating from Omaha, Nebraska, to Los Angeles made an emergency landing just minutes after takeoff on Monday.

Flight 6469 took off from Omaha's Eppley Airfield and was bound for the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). However, a system malfunction, compounded by a fear of hijacking, prompted the pilot to make a U-turn in just 18 minutes.

The passengers described the incident as a "very hard U-turn" soon after takeoff. Officers entered the flight as soon as it landed back on the airfield.

Communication breakdown: Flight 6469 was operating from Omaha's Eppley Airfield to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). According to multiple reports, the pilot decided to land because he could not comm...