American Airlines flight returns after pilots mistake static for cockpit breach

Pilots aboard an American Airlines flight returned to a Nebraska airport after they mistakenly thought someone was trying to breach the cockpit.

ABC News reported that the bizarre incident occurred during an American Airlines flight from Omaha to Los Angeles on Monday.

Apparently, the misunderstanding happened after the intercom that pilots and flight attendants used to speak to each was left on by accident.

The pilots heard static sound over the intercom, which they mistakenly thought meant someone was trying to break in and take control of the aircraft, according to ABC News.

The flight was operated by SkyWest, which flies regional routes for American and other airlines. The plane was an Embraer ERJ 175.

SkyWest apologized for the incident and said in a statement that the plane ret