SAN FRANCISCO - An American Airlines passenger was caught vaping in the bathroom of a San Francisco-bound flight , then accused a flight attendant of assault after he got busted.

Passenger claims he only took one hit of vape

What we know:

Peter Nguyen recorded the Aug. 4 encounter between himself and a flight attendant on American Airlines Flight 2860 from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport.

Nguyen told Storyful that he "only took one puff" of his vape before the flight attendant barged into the bathroom.

"I told her I was just using the bathroom and I apologized for vaping and I was recording," Nguyen said.

At the start of the nearly two-minute video, Nguyen is heard telling the flight attendant he was sitting on the toilet when she opened the door.

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