This was a known problem on the F86 Sabre, where upon retraction the nose wheel would rotate through 90 degree and was stowed flat.
Sometimes it would remain cocked on extension, and we would lay a narrow path of foam on the strip for the nose wheel to float on. Always appeared to work OK.
However in this case it appears as if on extension the wheel cocked itself, would have been quite a noise when the gear contacted.
Regards
Col