I would have done a pass over the runway with the gear out and have airport ground crew inform us about the status of the nose gear. If the gear were to be out, I'd have gone 'round and come back 'round to pull of a smooth landing and to be on the safe side I would've had the ground emergency crew on standby.
What does the checklist say? And does gear out = down and locked? Can you guarantee a smooth landing every flight? And who exactly are the ground emergency crew?