A SkyWest pilot had to perform an "aggressive maneuver" to avoid colliding with a B-52 bomber near Minot International Airport.

A flight heading to Los Angeles International Airport was forced to make an emergency landing on the night of Monday, Oct. 20 after flight attendants knocked on the cockpit door following a communications failure.

SkyWest Flight 6469, operating as American Eagle, landed safely after returning to Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Nebraska around 7 p.m. local time Oct. 20, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The pilot was unable to contact the cabin crew and after hearing the knocking on the cockpit door, assumed someone was trying to break in and declared an emergency.

The flight made it 36 minutes into the journey before it was forced to return to the airport, according to FlightAware data. After landing, the crew determined there was a problem with the inter-phone system, according to the FAA.

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Video of the incident taken by a passenger shows police vehicles on the tarmac, according to ABC 7.

"We weren't sure if something was going on with the airplane, so that's why we're coming back here," the captain said, according to the outlet. "It's gonna be a little bit. We have to figure out what's going on."

The pilot then apologized for the flight’s unexpected return.

Flight made it to LAX after midnight

After the emergency landing, the flight departed again around 11 p.m. and landed at Los Angeles International Airport shortly after midnight, FlightAware data showed.

In an emailed statement, SkyWest said: "We apologize for the inconvenience."

Michelle Del Rey is a trending news reporter at USA TODAY. Reach her at mdelrey@usatoday.com.

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